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Allamanda blanchettii

紫花黃蟬

Purple Allamanda

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Solandra maxima

金杯藤

Cup of Gold

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Ilex rotunda

鐵冬青

Chinese holly

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Nageia nagi

竹柏

Nagi, Japanese Podocarpus

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Bixa orellana

紅木

Annatto dye 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
Allamanda blanchettii
Purple Allamanda
紫花黃蟬
Shrub, Climber
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen
Purple
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
Exotic
Solandra maxima
Cup of Gold
金杯藤
Climber
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hanging plant
Yellow
a. January, b. February, c. March, d. April, e. May
Exotic
Ilex rotunda
Chinese holly
鐵冬青
Tree
Urban Street, Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Street Tree, Shade Tree, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
Green, White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Red
l. DECEMBER, a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY
Native
Nageia nagi
Nagi, Japanese Podocarpus
竹柏
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Street Tree, Shade Tree
Inconspicuous
Green
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Exotic
Bixa orellana
Annatto dye plant
紅木
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
White
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST
Red
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER, a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY
Exotic
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Ficus microcarpa

細葉榕 

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Schefflera heptaphylla

鵝掌柴, 鴨腳木

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Eranthemum pulchellum

可愛花

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Bauhinia variegata

宮粉羊蹄甲

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Wisteria sinensis

紫藤

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Philodendron erubescens 'Imperial Red'

紅柄蔓綠絨

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Schefflera arboricola

鵝掌藤

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Ananas comosus

菠蘿

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Acacia auriculiformis

耳果相思, 耳葉相思

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Hibiscus tiliaceus

黃槿

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Syzygium jambos

蒲桃

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Wedelia trilobata

三裂葉蟛蜞菊

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Ficus benjamina

垂葉榕

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Derris alborubra

白花魚藤

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Ficus variegata

青果榕

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