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Bauhinia x blakeana

洋紫荊

Hongkong Orchid Tree

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Phragmites australis

蘆葦

Common Reedgrass

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Cratoxylum cochinchinense

黃牛木

Yellow Cow Wood

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Ipomoea pes-caprae

厚藤, 海灘牽牛

Beach Morning Glory

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Rhoeo discolor

紫背萬年青

Oyster Plant

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 x blakeana
Hongkong Orchid Tree
洋紫荊
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Purple
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Phragmites australis
Phragmites communis
Common Reedgrass
蘆葦
Freshwater Marginal Aquatic
Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands
Semi Deciduous
-
-
White
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Cratoxylum cochinchinense
Yellow Cow Wood
黃牛木
Shrub, Tree
Hillside Scrub, Hillside Woodland
Deciduous
-
-
Orange, Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Beach Morning Glory
厚藤, 海灘牽牛
Ground Cover
Beach and Estuary
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant
-
-
Purple
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Rhoeo discolor
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Oyster Plant
紫背萬年青
Ground Cover
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade tolerant
Purple
All year round
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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