Manual of Riyadh Plants

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A perennial
Alocasia macrorrhiza , 3-4.5 m, pale yellow....................................................................... 47
Alternanthera ficoidea , 0.1 m, white........................................................................................................ 50
Aptenia cordifolia , 0.1 m, pink, red............................................................................................................ 54
Canna indica ‘Red King Humbert’ , 1-1.5 m, red, deep orange............... 81
Canna indica ‘Striata’ , 1.2-1.8 m, orange.................................................................................... 81
Catharanthus roseus , 0.15-0.2 m, pink, white, purple...................... 91
Centaurea ragusina , 0.3-0.4 m, yellow...............................................................................................93
Clitoria ternatea , 1-3 m, dark blue........................................................................................................... 111
Cortaderia selloana , 1-5 m, white, secondary: silver...................... 119
Cymbopogon citratus , 0.6-1.8 m, light brown.................................................... 124
Cynodon dactylon , 0.03-0.3 m, green, light brown............................ 125
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
Gazania rigens var. rigens , 0.15-0.3 m, yellow, orange.............. 156
Gazania rigens var. uniflora , 0.2-0.4 m, bright yellow............... 157
Heliotropium crispum , 0.5 m, white..................................................................................................160
Ipomoea batatas , 1.5 m, deep pink, lilac, purple, white........ 163
Ipomoea cairica , 0.2-5 m, deep pink, deep purple, white................... 164
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
Lampranthus glaucus , 0.2-0.6 m, yellow................................................................................ 181
Lasiurus scindicus , 0.3-1 m, white............................................................................................................ 184
Mentha x piperita , 0.3-0.6 m, pink.......................................................................................................... 201
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
Osteospermum fruticosum , 0.2-0.3 m, white, lilac, dark violet.............. 218
Paspalum vaginatum , 0.05-0.6 m, light brown.................................................. 221
Pelargonium crispum , 0.5-0.9 m, pink........................................................................................ 223
Pennisetum setaceum , 0.9-1.2 m, pastel white................................................... 226
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Cupreum’ , 1.2-1.5 m, pale purple............... 226
Pontederia cordata , 0.6-0.8 m, light blue, light violet, bright blue........... 241
Ruellia tuberosa , 0.8 m, lilac, light violet............................................................................. 263
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
Santolina chamaecyparissus , 0.4 m, yellow................................................................... 272
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
Strelitzia reginae , 1-2 m, orange, blue............................................................................................ 288
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
Verbena tenuisecta , 0.1-0.15 m, purple..................................................................................... 307
Wedelia trilobata , 0.2-0.4 m, bright yellow.................................................................... 313
Zoysia japonica , 0.03-0.15 m, brown................................................................................................ 323
A sub-shrub
Agave attenuata , 1.2-1.8 m, light green, secondary: light yellow........ 42
Aloe arborescens , 1-3 m, red, dark orange.......................................................................... 48
Aloe vera , 0.6-0.9 m, yellow, orange.......................................................................................................... 49
Asclepias curassavica , 1 m, white....................................................................................................................... 58
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
Convolvulus cneorum , 0.3-0.8 m, white, secondary: pink................. 116
Drosanthemum hispidum , 0.2-0.6 m, pink.................................................................. 130
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
Pentas lanceolata , 1-1.2 m, white, pink, lilac, red, purple.............. 227
Santolina rosmarinifolia , 0.3-0.7 m, pale yellow........................................... 273
Teucrium oliverianum , 0.4-0.7 m, violet, blue.................................................... 299
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
Adenium obesum , 1-6 m, deep pink, secondary: deep white........... 39
Allamanda cathartica , 3-8 m, bright yellow...................................................................... 46
Antigonon leptopus , 5-12 m, pink................................................................................................................. 52
Argyreia campanulata , 3 m, lilac, pale pink..................................................................... 55
Argyreia nervosa , 3-8 m, pink, throat: violet............................................................... 56
Bougainvillea glabra , 5-12 m, purple, violet, magenta, pink,
red, orange, white................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Bougainvillea spectabilis , 10-25 m, red, purple, pink, white................. 70