Manual of Riyadh Plants

359 / 476

Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
358
Cynodon dactylon , 0.03-0.3 m, green, light brown............................ 125
Kalanchoe daigremontiana , 0.5-1.2 m, bright orange, pastel lilac................ 177
Paspalum vaginatum , 0.05-0.6 m, light brown.................................................. 221
Pennisetum setaceum , 0.9-1.2 m, pastel white................................................... 226
Wedelia trilobata , 0.2-0.4 m, bright yellow.................................................................... 313
A sub-shrub
Agave americana , 0.8-2 m, light green, secondary:
light yellow...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Agave attenuata , 1.2-1.8 m, light green, secondary: light yellow........ 42
Agave sisalana , 1.2-1.8 m, light green, secondary: light yellow............... 43
Carpobrotus acinaciformis , 0.15 m, pink, lilac, light yellow.................. 85
Carpobrotus edulis , 0.15-0.2 m, yellow, pink, light yellow.......................... 86
A shrub
Antigonon leptopus , 5-12 m, pink................................................................................................................. 52
Jacquemontia pentantha , 2 m, blue....................................................................................................... 170
Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ , 3-6 m, bright white, secondary:
deep yellow......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 194
Macfadyena unguis-cati , 4-10 m, bright yellow.............................................. 196
Prosopis farcta , 0.4-2 m, green, yellow....................................................................................... 247
Ricinus communis , 2-4 m, red, brown, pink............................................................ 258
Tamarix gallica , 4-7 m, white, secondary: pale pink....................... 293
A tree
Citharexylum quadrangulare , 15 m, white..................................................................... 102
Parkinsonia aculeata , 5-10 m, pale yellow, deep orange............... 220
Tamarix aphylla , 6-15 m, pale yellow.............................................................................................. 292
A Invasive roots
In small-scale situations or next to roads and pathways invasive
roots can cause a problem of lifting pavements or provide strong
competition to weaker plants. On the other hand invasive roots are
appropriate for slope stabilisation and hillsides.
A perennial
Arundo donax , 2-6 m, pastel yellow........................................................................................................ 57
Phragmites australis , 0.9-2.5 m, violet, magenta, black, white............. 233
Zoysia japonica , 0.03-0.15 m, brown................................................................................................ 323
A shrub
Ficus pumila , 2.5-4 m, pale red.......................................................................................................................... 150
Prosopis farcta , 0.4-2 m, green, yellow....................................................................................... 247
A tree
Acacia farnesiana , 4-6 m, light yellow................................................................................................. 24
Acacia karroo , 4-15 m, bright yellow..................................................................................................... 27
Acacia nilotica , 6-9 m, yellow........................................................................................................................................ 29
Acacia pycnantha , 6-10 m, bright yellow................................................................................... 30
Acacia salicina , 10-12 m, pale yellow..................................................................................................... 31
Acacia saligna , 5-6 m, bright yellow......................................................................................................... 32
Albizia lebbeck , 12-25 m, stamens: pale yellow.................................................... 44
Ceratonia siliqua , 4-10 m, pale yellow, pastel red.......................................... 94
Citharexylum quadrangulare , 15 m, white..................................................................... 102
Delonix regia , 15-18 m, red, orange.................................................................................................... 128
Eucalyptus camaldulensis , 25-35 m, white, pale yellow......... 137
Eucalyptus globulus , 12-30 m, white................................................................................................. 138
Eucalyptus gomphocephala , 10-40 m, white............................................................. 139
Ficus altissima , 12-20 m, green........................................................................................................................... 143