Manual of Riyadh Plants

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A Climbers
Climbers are an essential addition to other ornamental plants be-
cause they can cover pergolas, fences, facades of buildings, provid-
ing shade and hiding unaesthetic views.
A sorted by name
Allamanda cathartica , 3-8 m, bright yellow...................................................................... 46
Antigonon leptopus , 5-12 m, pink................................................................................................................. 52
Argyreia nervosa , 3-8 m, pink, throat: violet............................................................... 56
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ , 0.5-3 m, white, secondary: green...... 59
Bougainvillea glabra , 5-12 m, purple, violet, magenta, pink,
red, orange, white................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Bougainvillea spectabilis , 10-25 m, red, purple, pink, white................. 70
Citrullus colocynthis , 0.3 m, yellow..................................................................................................... 103
Clerodendrum inerme , 1.5-9 m, white....................................................................................... 109
Clerodendrum splendens , 1-3 m, red, orange, secondary:
yellow, secondary: white............................................................................................................................................................ 110
Clitoria ternatea , 1-3 m, dark blue........................................................................................................... 111
Clytostoma callistegioides , 1-6 m, lilac, violet, yellow............... 112
Ficus pumila , 2.5-4 m, pale red.......................................................................................................................... 150
Ipomoea batatas , 1.5 m, deep pink, lilac, purple, white........ 163
Ipomoea cairica , 0.2-5 m, deep pink, deep purple, white................... 164
Jacquemontia pentantha , 2 m, blue....................................................................................................... 170
Jasminum officinale , 5-8 m, white............................................................................................................. 171
Jasminum officinale ‘Grandiflorum’ , 3 m, white........................................... 171
Jasminum polyanthum , 3-6 m, white, pink.................................................................. 172
Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ , 3-6 m, bright white, secondary:
deep yellow......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 194
Macfadyena unguis-cati , 4-10 m, bright yellow.............................................. 196
Plumbago auriculata , 4-6 m, light blue...................................................................................... 238
Pyrostegia venusta , 12-24 m, bright orange................................................................ 253
Quisqualis indica , 5-8 m, white, pink, red...................................................................... 254
Saritaea magnifica , 3-6 m, violet, pale yellow, pale pink................ 274
Tecomaria capensis , 3-7 m, deep orange.............................................................................. 296
Tropaeolum majus , 0.2-2 m, orange.................................................................................................... 306
Vitis vinifera , 5-35 m, light green................................................................................................................ 310
A Succulents
Succulent plants provide desert images and are very useful in situ-
ations where irrigation is difficult or water is insufficient.
A annual
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
A perennial
Aptenia cordifolia , 0.1 m, pink, red............................................................................................................ 54
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana , 0.15-0.4 m, red, pink, white, orange,
purple, yellow.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 176
Kalanchoe daigremontiana , 0.5-1.2 m, bright orange, pastel lilac................ 177
Lampranthus glaucus , 0.2-0.6 m, yellow................................................................................ 181