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Chlorophytum comosum

吊蘭

Spider plant

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Tabebuia chrysantha

黃花風鈴木

Yellow Pui

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Axonopus compressus

地毯草

Carpet Grass

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Acrostichum aureum

鹵蕨

Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern

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Machilus thunbergii

紅楠

Red Machilus

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
Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plant
吊蘭
Herbaceous
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
White
All year round
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Tabebuia chrysantha
Handroanthus chrysanthus
Yellow Pui
黃花風鈴木
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Deciduous
Street Tree
-
-
Yellow
c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Brown, Green
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Exotic
Axonopus compressus
Carpet Grass
地毯草
Ground Cover, Lawn
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic, Naturalised
Acrostichum aureum
Leather Fern, Mangrove Fern
鹵蕨
Mangrove
Beach and Estuary
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Machilus thunbergii
Red Machilus
紅楠
Tree
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree
-
-
Green
b. FEBRUARY
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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