Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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Murraya paniculata , 2-4 m, white.............................................................................................................. 206
Musa acuminata , 1.5-3 m, yellow................................................................................................................ 208
Myrtus communis , 1-5 m, white.................................................................................................................... 209
Nelumbo nucifera , 0.4-1.5 m, white, pink, yellow.................................. 210
Nymphaea caerulea , 0.3-0.4 m, pastel blue................................................................... 212
Nymphaea capensis ‘Lilac Star’ , 0.4 m, pastel lilac................................ 213
Ocimum basilicum , 0.3-0.6 m, white, pastel yellow.......................... 215
Olea europaea , 6-9 m, white, yellow................................................................................................... 216
Pandanus sanderi , 4-6 m, white........................................................................................................................ 219
Parkinsonia aculeata , 5-10 m, pale yellow, deep orange............... 220
Pelargonium crispum , 0.5-0.9 m, pink........................................................................................ 223
Pelargonium graveolens , 0.4-1 m, soft lilac, soft violet........... 224
Peltophorum pterocarpum , 10-20 m, bright yellow, deep orange................ 225
Pithecellobium dulce , 8 m, green, white................................................................................ 235
Pittosporum tobira , 2-5 m, white, pale yellow.................................................... 236
Plumeria obtusa , 4-8 m, white, yellow......................................................................................... 239
Plumeria rubra f. acutifolia , 7 m, magenta, pink, throat:
deep yellow.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 240
Psidium guajava , 4-7 m, white.............................................................................................................................. 250
Pulicaria crispa , 0.4-0.5 m, yellow............................................................................................................. 251
Quisqualis indica , 5-8 m, white, pink, red...................................................................... 254
Rosa chinensis , 1.2-2 m, pink.................................................................................................................................. 259
Rosa wichuraiana , 3-6 m, white........................................................................................................................ 260
Rosmarinus officinalis , 0.5-1.5 m, pale blue, pale white.................. 261
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ , 0.3-0.6 m, lilac............................ 261
Sansevieria cylindrica , 0.6-1.5 m, white, secondary: pale pink................... 270
Sansevieria trifasciata , 0.3-1.5 m, pale green........................................................... 271
Santolina chamaecyparissus , 0.4 m, yellow................................................................... 272
Santolina rosmarinifolia , 0.3-0.7 m, pale yellow........................................... 273
Terminalia arjuna , 25 m, white, light green................................................................ 297
Thevetia peruviana , 2-6 m, yellow, orange, pink......................................... 302
Tropaeolum majus , 0.2-2 m, orange.................................................................................................... 306
Vitex agnus-castus , 1.5-7.5 m, lilac, light blue.................................................... 308
A Attractive to bees
These plants are not only interesting for beekeepers. Bee attracting
plants have pretty flowers and often produce fruits after pollina-
tion. Furthermore birds will come with the bees as well.
A annual
Lobularia maritima , 0.05-0.15 m, white, lilac, violet...................... 193
Ocimum basilicum ‘Purpurascens’ , 0.3-0.5 m, violet................... 215
A biennial
Alcea rosea , 0.8-2.2 m, pink, white, violet............................................................................. 45
Antirrhinum majus , 0.2-1 m, yellow, pink, red, white, orange,
secondary: yellow................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Asphodelus tenuifolius , 0.15-0.3 m, white............................................................................. 60
A perennial
Blepharis ciliaris , 0.15-0.3 m, blue.................................................................................................................. 67
Centaurea ragusina , 0.3-0.4 m, yellow............................................................................................... 93
Citrullus colocynthis , 0.3 m, yellow..................................................................................................... 103
Echinops hussoni , 0.4-0.6 m, blue............................................................................................................. 133
Echinops spinosissimus , 0.7-1 m, white, pastel blue........................ 134
Encelia farinosa , 0.6-0.9 m, yellow........................................................................................................... 135
Gazania rigens var. leucolaena , 0.3 m, yellow....................................................... 155
Gazania rigens var. rigens , 0.15-0.3 m, yellow, orange.............. 156
Gazania rigens var. uniflora , 0.2-0.4 m, bright yellow............... 157
Ipomoea pes-caprae , 0.1-0.2 m, lilac, pink, purple............................... 165
Lampranthus glaucus , 0.2-0.6 m, yellow................................................................................ 181
Launaea nudicaulis , 0.5 m, yellow............................................................................................................. 186
Moricandia sinaica , 0.5-0.75 m, pastel pink, olive-green................... 203
Nymphaea caerulea , 0.3-0.4 m, pastel blue................................................................... 212