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Ficus elastica

印度榕

Indian Rubber Tree

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Bismarckia nobilis

霸王櫚

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Elaeocarpus balansae

大葉杜英

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Kalanchoe tubiflora

洋吊鐘

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Nymphaea species

睡蓮

Water Lily

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
Ficus elastica
Indian Rubber Tree
印度榕
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade Tree
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Bismarckia nobilis
霸王櫚
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Silver-blue
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Elaeocarpus balansae
大葉杜英
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
White
g. JULY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Kalanchoe tubiflora
Bryophyllum delagoense
洋吊鐘
Herbaceous
Disturbed/Waste Ground, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant
Purple
All year round
Orange
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Nymphaea species
Water Lily
睡蓮
Freshwater Aquatic
Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
-
-
Pink, Purple, White
g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
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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