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Baeckea frutescens

崗松

Shrubby baeckea

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Crateva unilocularis

魚木 

Spider Tree

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Nandina domestica

南天竹

Sacred Bamboo

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Camellia azalea

杜鵑紅山茶

Rhododendron red camellia

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Melastoma malabathricum

野牡丹

Common Melastoma

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
Baeckea frutescens
Shrubby baeckea
崗松
Shrub
Hillside Scrub
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
-
-
White
g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Crateva unilocularis
Crateva religiosa
Spider Tree
魚木 
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Deciduous
Shade Tree, Street Tree
Yellow
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
White, Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Nandina domestica
Sacred Bamboo
南天竹
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
Hedge, Shade tolerant
-
-
White
e. MAY, g. JUNE
Red
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Exotic
Camellia azalea
Rhododendron red camellia
杜鵑紅山茶
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Red
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Brown
Exotic
Melastoma malabathricum
Melastoma candidum
Common Melastoma
野牡丹
Shrub
Hillside Scrub
Evergreen
Hedge, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
-
-
Pink
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Native
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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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