Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Ficus rubiginosa , 6-30 m, pale yellow............................................................................................ 152
Ficus salicifolia , 6-10 m, pale green...................................................................................................... 153
Grevillea robusta , 13-50 m, deep yellow, deep orange.............. 158
Hibiscus tiliaceus , 10 m, bright yellow, centre: deep purple,
when old: red................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 162
Jacaranda mimosifolia , 10-20 m, light blue, secondary:
light lilac......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................169
Lagerstroemia indica , 5-10 m, pink...................................................................................................... 178
Lagunaria patersonii , 6-15 m, pink, red, white................................................. 179
Leucaena leucocephala , 4-10 m, light yellow.......................................................... 190
Mangifera indica , 18-30 m, light yellow, pale green.........................199
Melia azedarach , 6-17 m, lilac, violet, yellow......................................................... 200
Millettia pinnata , 8-25 m, pale pink.................................................................................................... 202
Moringa oleifera , 8-10 m, white....................................................................................................................... 204
Morus nigra , 6-15 m, green............................................................................................................................................205
Olea europaea , 6-9 m, white, yellow................................................................................................... 216
Parkinsonia aculeata , 5-10 m, pale yellow, deep orange............... 220
Peltophorum pterocarpum , 10-20 m, bright yellow, deep orange................ 225
Phoenix canariensis , 6-18 m, bright yellow................................................................. 229
Phoenix dactylifera , 25-45 m, yellow, green............................................................... 230
Pinus halepensis , 10-20 m, pastel yellow.............................................................................. 234
Pithecellobium dulce , 8 m, green, white................................................................................ 235
Prosopis alba , 7-10 m, pastel white........................................................................................................ 245
Prosopis chilensis , 7-10 m, light yellow....................................................................................246
Prosopis juliflora , 5-15 m, pale yellow......................................................................................... 248
Roystonea regia , 15-30 m, white, pale yellow, light brown.................... 262
Sabal palmetto , 6-25 m, white, pale yellow................................................................... 267
Schinus molle , 9-15 m, yellow................................................................................................................................ 275
Schinus terebinthifolius , 5-9 m, white...........................................................................................276
Searsia pendulina , 4-9 m, pale green................................................................................................ 277
Strelitzia nicolai , 3-12 m, white, blue............................................................................................... 287
Tabebuia rosea , 10-25 m, pink, secondary: lilac, white, yellow............. 290
Tamarindus indica , 10-25 m, pale yellow, margin: pale red.............. 291
Tamarix aphylla , 6-15 m, pale yellow.............................................................................................. 292
Terminalia arjuna , 25 m, white, light green................................................................ 297
Terminalia catappa , 10-20 m, light yellow, light pink.................. 298
Thespesia populnea , 3-8 m, yellow, secondary: dark red................. 301
Tipuana tipu , 15-35 m, bright yellow.............................................................................................. 303
Washingtonia filifera , 15-25 m, pastel white............................................................. 311
Washingtonia robusta , 15-34 m, pale orange.........................................................312
Ziziphus jujuba , 4-10 m, green, light yellow............................................................. 320
Ziziphus spina-christi , 7-14 m, pale green, light yellow............... 322
A Dominant plants
Characteristic plants used in massed planting which provide accents
in a planting scheme.
A biennial
Alcea rosea , 0.8-2.2 m, pink, white, violet............................................................................. 45
A perennial
Canna indica ‘Red King Humbert’ , 1-1.5 m, red, deep orange............... 81
Crinum asiaticum , 1-1.3 m, white, lilac................................................................................... 120
Kalanchoe daigremontiana , 0.5-1.2 m, bright orange, pastel lilac................ 177
Phragmites australis , 0.9-2.5 m, violet, magenta, black, white............. 233
Sansevieria trifasciata , 0.3-1.5 m, pale green........................................................... 271
Strelitzia reginae , 1-2 m, orange, blue............................................................................................ 288
Thalia dealbata , 1-2 m, purple, violet, lilac.................................................................... 300