Native plants in Hong Kong

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Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

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Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

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China Doll

Radermachera sinica

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Japanese Persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

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Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

Hill's Weeping Fig

Ficus microcarpa 'Flash'

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Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

Kumquat

Citrus japonica

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Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

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False Japanese Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

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Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

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Lily Magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora

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Isu Tree

Distylium racemosum

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Indian Beech

Pongamia pinnata

Alexandrian Laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

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Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

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Chinaberry

Melia azedarach

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Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

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Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

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Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

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Common Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

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Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

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Japanese Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

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Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

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Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

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Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

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Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum

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Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

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Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis 'Aurea Nana'

Banana Shrub

Magnolia figo

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Kumquat

Citrus japonica

Confederate Rose

Hibiscus mutabilis

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Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

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Lily Magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora

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Isu Tree

Distylium racemosum

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Thunberg's Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

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Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora

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Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

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Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

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Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea

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Asiatic Butterfly Bush

Buddleja asiatica

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Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

Common Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

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Common Reed

Phragmites australis

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Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides

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Southern Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

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Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

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Balloon Flower

Platycodon grandiflorus

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Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

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Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Strawberry Begonia

Saxifraga stolonifera

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Taro

Colocasia esculenta

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Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

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Red Spider Lily

Lycoris radiata

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

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Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

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Garlic Chives

Allium tuberosum

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Giant Upright Elephant Ear

Alocasia odora

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Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet

Japanese Aster

Aster ageratoides 'Adustus Nanus'

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Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica

Welsh Onion

Allium fistulosum

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White Mugwort

Artemisia lactiflora

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Curry Tree

Murraya koenigii

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Indian Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum indicum

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Banana

Musa acuminata

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Japanese Ligularia

Ligularia japonica

Cerulean Flax-lily

Dianella ensifolia

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Soybean

Glycine max

Four Season Orchid

Cymbidium ensifolium

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Purple-leaved Plantain

Plantago major

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Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

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Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

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Flowering Carrot

Daucus carota

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Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

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Mock Strawberry

Potentilla indica

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Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

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Hoya Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa

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Creeping Fig

Ficus pumila

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Chinese Trumpet Vine

Campsis grandiflora

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Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

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Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

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Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

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Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

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Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

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Shade and damp

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

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Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

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Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica

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Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

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Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

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Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

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Oriental Chain Fern

Woodwardia orientalis

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Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'