Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Senecio cineraria , 0.15-1 m, yellow........................................................................................................ 278
Sesuvium portulacastrum , 0.1-0.3 m, pink................................................................... 284
Stenotaphrum secundatum , 0.03-0.15 m, light brown.............. 285
Syngonium podophyllum , 0.4-3 m, light green.............................................. 289
Tradescantia pallida , 0.1-0.15 m, pink......................................................................................... 304
Tradescantia spathacea , 0.3-0.4 m, white............................................................................. 305
Verbena tenuisecta , 0.1-0.15 m, purple..................................................................................... 307
Wedelia trilobata , 0.2-0.4 m, bright yellow.................................................................... 313
Withania somnifera , 1.5 m, pale green...................................................................................... 314
Zebrina pendula , 0.3 m, violet.............................................................................................................................. 317
Zoysia japonica , 0.03-0.15 m, brown................................................................................................ 323
A sub-shrub
Aloe arborescens , 1-3 m, red, dark orange.......................................................................... 48
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ , 0.5-3 m, white, secondary: green...... 59
Carpobrotus acinaciformis , 0.15 m, pink, lilac, light yellow.................. 85
Carpobrotus edulis , 0.15-0.2 m, yellow, pink, light yellow.......................... 86
Cassia italica , 0.5-0.6 m, yellow............................................................................................................................... 88
Convolvulus cneorum , 0.3-0.8 m, white, secondary: pink................. 116
Convolvulus prostratus , 0.1-0.3 m, pastel white, pale pink................. 117
Lampranthus aureus , 0.15-0.5 m, bright orange........................................... 180
Lantana montevidensis , 0.2-0.3 m, lilac, light blue, violet....................... 183
Lavandula angustifolia , 0.4-1 m, blue, violet............................................................ 187
Lavandula dentata , 0.3-1 m, blue, violet................................................................................. 188
Pelargonium graveolens , 0.4-1 m, soft lilac, soft violet........... 224
Pulicaria crispa , 0.4-0.5 m, yellow............................................................................................................. 251
Santolina rosmarinifolia , 0.3-0.7 m, pale yellow........................................... 273
Teucrium oliverianum , 0.4-0.7 m, violet, blue.................................................... 299
A shrub
Atriplex halimus , 0.5-3 m, pale yellow.............................................................................................. 61
Bougainvillea glabra , 5-12 m, purple, violet, magenta, pink,
red, orange, white................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Breynia disticha , 1-2 m, white...................................................................................................................................... 73
Carissa macrocarpa , 1-3 m, white.................................................................................................................... 84
Euphorbia milii var. splendens , 0.5-2 m, bright red.......................... 140
Ficus pumila , 2.5-4 m, pale red.......................................................................................................................... 150
Ixora coccinea , 1-6 m, bright red................................................................................................................. 168
Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ , 3-6 m, bright white, secondary:
deep yellow......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 194
Maerua crassifolia , 5 m, light yellow................................................................................................. 197
Ochradenus baccatus , 3 m, yellow............................................................................................................ 214
Portulacaria afra , 1-4 m, light pink........................................................................................................ 244
Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum , 0.7-1.2 m, white,
light purple........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 249
Rhanterium epapposum , 0.4-0.8 m, yellow.................................................................. 256
Rhazya stricta , 1 m, white.................................................................................................................................................... 257
Rosmarinus officinalis , 0.5-1.5 m, pale blue, pale white.................. 261
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ , 0.3-0.6 m, lilac............................ 261
Ruscus hypoglossum , 0.3-0.6 m, pale green............................................................... 265
Russelia equisetiformis , 1-1.5 m, bright red............................................................... 266
Zilla spinosa , 0.6 m, pale blue, pale violet........................................................................ 318
Zygophyllum coccineum , 0.5-0.75 m, yellow......................................................... 324
A Herbaceous plants with low water requirements
Annuals and perennials, requiring no or very little irrigation, for
planting in situations where the water is insufficient, but the desired
effect is nevertheless ornamental.
A annual
Amaranthus tricolor , 0.6-0.8 m, white, light green................................... 51
Bassia eriophora , 0.15 m, white............................................................................................................................... 64
Portulaca grandiflora , 0.1-0.15 m, yellow, white, pink, red,
violet, purple, yellow............................................................................................................................................................................. 242
Portulaca umbraticola , 0.05-0.15 m, red, centre: yellow...... 243
Reseda muricata , 0.4 m, green, yellow......................................................................................... 255
Rumex vesicarius , 0.5 m, red...................................................................................................................................... 264
A biennial
Asphodelus tenuifolius , 0.15-0.3 m, white............................................................................. 60