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Bauhinia variegata 'Candida'

白花羊蹄甲

White Bauhinia

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Crinum asiaticum var. sinicum

文殊蘭

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Taxodium distichum

落羽杉

Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress

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Smilax china

菝葜, 金剛藤

Greenbrier

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Macaranga tanarius

血桐

Elephant's Ear, Common Macaranga

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
Bauhinia variegata 'Candida'
White Bauhinia
白花羊蹄甲
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
White
c. MARCH
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Crinum asiaticum var. sinicum
文殊蘭
Herbaceous
Beach and Estuary, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
White
g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress
落羽杉
Conifer
Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Smilax china
Greenbrier
菝葜, 金剛藤
Climber
Hillside Scrub
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
-
-
Green
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Red
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Native
Macaranga tanarius
Macaranga tanarius
Elephant's Ear, Common Macaranga
血桐
Tree
Disturbed/Waste Ground, Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
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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