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Rhaphiolepis indica

石斑木, 車輪梅, 春花

Hong Kong Hawthorn

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Canna indica

美人蕉

Indian Shot

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Garcinia subelliptica

菲島福木

Common Garcinia

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Roystonea regia

王棕

Royal Palm

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Cycas balansae

雲南蘇鐵

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PLANT TYPE

USUAL HABITAT

PROVENANCE​(IN HONGKONG)

DESIGN FUNCTION

CLIMBER: SELF-CLINGING/TWINING/ CLAMBERING

EVERGREEN/SEMI DECIDUOUS/ DECIDUOUS

FOLIAGE COLOUR (OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO GREEN)

FOLIAGE COLOUR (OTHER THAN GREEN) TIME OF YEAR

FLOWER COLOUR 

FLOWER COLOUR  TIME OF YEAR

FRUIT COLOUR

FRUIT COLOUR TIME OF YEAR

Species
Botanic Synonym
Common Name
Chinese Name
Plant Type
Usual Habitat
Evergreen / Semi Deciduous
Design Function
Colour Foliage
Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year
Colour Flower
Flower Colour Time of Year
Colour Fruits
Fruit Colour Time of Year
Provenance
Rhaphiolepis indica
Hong Kong Hawthorn
石斑木, 車輪梅, 春花
Shrub
Hillside Scrub, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hedge, Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Screen
-
-
White
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Canna indica
Indian Shot
美人蕉
Freshwater Marginal Aquatic, Herbaceous
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
-
-
Red
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Garcinia subelliptica
Common Garcinia
菲島福木
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Screen, Shade tolerant, Street Tree
-
-
White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST
Yellow
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Roystonea regia
Royal Palm
王棕
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Street Tree
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Cycas balansae
雲南蘇鐵
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
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Chlorophytum comosum

吊蘭

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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

崗棯

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Tabebuia chrysantha

黃花風鈴木

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Mussaenda pubescens

玉葉金花

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Axonopus compressus

地毯草

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Acrostichum aureum

鹵蕨

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Machilus thunbergii

紅楠

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