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Rhodoleia championii

紅花荷

Rhodoleia

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Enkianthus quinqueflorus

吊鐘花

Chinese New Year Flower

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Hamelia patens

長隔木

Scarlet Bush

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Allamanda blanchettii

紫花黃蟬

Purple Allamanda

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Solandra maxima

金杯藤

Cup of Gold

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
Rhodoleia championii
Rhodoleia
紅花荷
Tree
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Native
Red
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Inconspicuous
Native
Enkianthus quinqueflorus
Chinese New Year Flower
吊鐘花
Shrub
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Native
Pink, White
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH
Brown
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
Hamelia patens
Scarlet Bush
長隔木
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen, Hanging Plant
Orange
d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
Exotic
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
Chorisia speciosa
Floss silk tree
美人樹
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Shade Tree
Pink
j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER, a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY
Brown
l. DECEMBER, a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY
Exotic
Liriodendron chinese
Chinese tullp tree
鵝掌楸
Tree
Deciduous
Yellow, Orange, Red
Yellow, Orange
e. MAY, f.JUNE
Brown
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Exotic
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Rhodoleia championii

紅花荷

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Ilex rotunda

鐵冬青

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Ginkgo biloba

銀杏

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Enkianthus quinqueflorus

吊鐘花

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Nageia nagi

竹柏

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Camellia sinensis

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Hamelia patens

長隔木

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Bixa orellana

紅木

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Fagus sylvatica

歐洲山毛櫸

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Allamanda blanchettii

紫花黃蟬

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Chorisia speciosa

美人樹

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Eupatorium cannabinum

大麻葉澤蘭

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Solandra maxima

金杯藤

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Liriodendron chinese

鵝掌楸

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Hemerocallis fulva

萱草

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