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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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