Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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A Attractive foliage
Plants with attractive foliage owing to the colour, structure or tex-
ture of their leaves which in addition to their flowers also attract
attention.
A annual
Amaranthus tricolor , 0.6-0.8 m, white, light green................................... 51
Bassia eriophora , 0.15 m, white............................................................................................................................... 64
Bassia scoparia , 0.3-1.3 m, green......................................................................................................................... 65
Iresine herbstii , 0.6-1 m, white............................................................................................................................. 166
Lobelia erinus , 0.1-0.4 m, violet, blue............................................................................................ 192
Ocimum basilicum ‘Purpurascens’ , 0.3-0.5 m, violet................... 215
Plectranthus scutellarioides , 0.2-0.5 m, pale blue..................................... 237
Reseda muricata , 0.4 m, green, yellow......................................................................................... 255
Tropaeolum majus , 0.2-2 m, orange.................................................................................................... 306
A perennial
Alocasia macrorrhiza , 3-4.5 m, pale yellow....................................................................... 47
Alternanthera ficoidea , 0.1 m, white........................................................................................................ 50
Blepharis ciliaris , 0.15-0.3 m, blue.................................................................................................................. 67
Canna indica ‘Red King Humbert’ , 1-1.5 m, red, deep orange............... 81
Canna indica ‘Striata’ , 1.2-1.8 m, orange.................................................................................... 81
Centaurea ragusina , 0.3-0.4 m, yellow...............................................................................................93
Cortaderia selloana , 1-5 m, white, secondary: silver...................... 119
Crinum asiaticum , 1-1.3 m, white, lilac................................................................................... 120
Cyperus involucratus , 0.4-1.5 m, light brown...................................................... 126
Encelia farinosa , 0.6-0.9 m, yellow........................................................................................................... 135
Gazania rigens var. leucolaena , 0.3 m, yellow.......................................................155
Ipomoea pes-caprae , 0.1-0.2 m, lilac, pink, purple............................... 165
Juncus rigidus , 1 m, light brown.................................................................................................................... 175
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
Moricandia sinaica , 0.5-0.75 m, pastel pink, olive-green................... 203
Nelumbo nucifera , 0.4-1.5 m, white, pink, yellow.................................. 210
Nymphaea caerulea , 0.3-0.4 m, pastel blue................................................................... 212
Nymphaea capensis , 0.4 m, pastel white, pastel pink,
pastel purple..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 213
Nymphaea capensis ‘Lilac Star’ , 0.4 m, pastel lilac................................ 213
Pennisetum setaceum , 0.9-1.2 m, pastel white................................................... 226
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Cupreum’ , 1.2-1.5 m, pale purple............... 226
Salvinia auriculata , 0.01-0.05 m,.................................................................................................................. 269
Sansevieria cylindrica , 0.6-1.5 m, white, secondary: pale pink................... 270
Sansevieria trifasciata , 0.3-1.5 m, pale green........................................................... 271
Senecio cineraria , 0.15-1 m, yellow........................................................................................................ 278
Stipagrostis plumosa , 0.3-0.6 m, silver........................................................................................ 286
Strelitzia reginae , 1-2 m, orange, blue............................................................................................ 288
Syngonium podophyllum , 0.4-3 m, light green.............................................. 289
Thalia dealbata , 1-2 m, purple, violet, lilac.................................................................... 300
Tradescantia pallida , 0.1-0.15 m, pink......................................................................................... 304
Tradescantia spathacea , 0.3-0.4 m, white............................................................................. 305
Zebrina pendula , 0.3 m, violet.............................................................................................................................. 317
A sub-shrub
Agave americana , 0.8-2 m, light green, secondary:
light yellow...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Agave angustifolia ‘Marginata’ , 0.9 m, yellow............................................................. 41
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
Aloe arborescens , 1-3 m, red, dark orange.......................................................................... 48
Aloe vera , 0.6-0.9 m, yellow, orange.......................................................................................................... 49
Atriplex leucoclada , 0.5 m, pale green............................................................................................... 62
Convolvulus prostratus , 0.1-0.3 m, pastel white, pale pink................. 117
Drosanthemum hispidum , 0.2-0.6 m, pink.................................................................. 130
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
Santolina rosmarinifolia , 0.3-0.7 m, pale yellow........................................... 273
A shrub
Acacia iteaphylla , 3-4 m, pale yellow...................................................................................................... 26
Acalypha hispida , 2-3 m, bright red.......................................................................................................... 37
Acalypha wilkesiana , 2-3 m, pale pink.............................................................................................. 38