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Dombeya wallichii

吊芙蓉

Scarlet Dombeya

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Daemonorops jenkinsiana

黃藤

Rattan Palm

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Cunninghamia lanceolata

杉木

China Fir

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Yulania denudata

玉蘭

Yulan Magnolia

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Phyllostachys nigra

紫竹(黑竹)

Black Bamboo

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
Pyrus calleryana
Callery Pear
豆梨/麻子梨
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Hillside Woodland
Deciduous
Ornamental
White
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Brown
f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
Ptychosperma macarthurii
Macarthur palm
馬氏射葉椰子
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen
Inconspicuous
-
Red
-
Exotic
Ochna serrulata
Mickey mouse plant
鼠眼木
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Ornamental
Yellow
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE
Red
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST
Exotic
Dracontomelon duperreanum
Indochina Dragonplum
人面子
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Evergreen
Shade Tree, Edible Fruit
Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Orange
f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Rosa hybrids
Garden Rose
月季花
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant
-
-
Orange, Red, Pink, White, Yellow, Varies
d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Dombeya wallichii
Scarlet Dombeya
吊芙蓉
Shrub, Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen
-
-
Pink
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Daemonorops jenkinsiana
Rattan Palm
黃藤
Climber
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Native
Inconspicuous
Brown
d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Native
Cunninghamia lanceolata
China Fir
杉木
Conifer
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Nurse Tree
Inconspicuous
Brown
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Yulania denudata
Yulan Magnolia
玉蘭
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Screen
White
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH
Inconspicuous
Exotic
Phyllostachys nigra
Black Bamboo
紫竹(黑竹)
Bamboo
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hedge, Screen
Inconspicuous
e. May
Inconspicuous
Exotic
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萱草

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鐵冬青

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堆心菊

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竹柏

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落新婦

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紅木

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歐洲山毛櫸

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齒葉橐吾

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美人樹

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Eupatorium cannabinum

大麻葉澤蘭

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Rodgersia aesculifolia

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