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Celtis sinensis

朴樹

Chinese Hackberry

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Uvaria grandiflora

大花紫玉盤

Large-flowered Uvaria

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Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii'

狐尾天冬

Foxtail Fern

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Brownea grandiceps

繡球樹

Scarlet Flame

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Polyalthia longifolia 'Pendula'

印度塔樹

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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
Celtis sinensis
Chinese Hackberry
朴樹
Tree
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Deciduous
Hillside/Slope Planting Nurse Tree, Shade Tree
Yellow
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Uvaria grandiflora
Large-flowered Uvaria
大花紫玉盤
Climber, Shrub
Hillside Scrub, Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hanging Plant
-
-
Red, Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Orange
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Native
Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii'
Foxtail Fern
狐尾天冬
Ground Cover
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade tolerant
-
-
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Red
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Brownea grandiceps
Scarlet Flame
繡球樹
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Red
d. APRIL
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Polyalthia longifolia 'Pendula'
Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B. Xue & R.M.K. Saunders
印度塔樹
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
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黃花風鈴木

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地毯草

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紅楠

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