Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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Calotropis procera , 2-5 m, pastel white, secondary: pastel
violet, pastel purple......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Carissa macrocarpa , 1-3 m, white.................................................................................................................... 84
Clytostoma callistegioides , 1-6 m, lilac, violet, yellow............... 112
Dodonaea viscosa , 1-5 m, light green............................................................................................ 129
Euphorbia milii var. splendens , 0.5-2 m, bright red.......................... 140
Jacquemontia pentantha , 2 m, blue....................................................................................................... 170
Lantana camara ‘Fabiola’ , 1-1.8 m, orange, red, yellow, pink................ 182
Lantana camara ‘Radiation’ , 1-1.8 m, orange, red................................... 182
Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ , 3-6 m, bright white, secondary:
deep yellow......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 194
Myrtus communis , 1-5 m, white.................................................................................................................... 209
Nerium oleander , 2-3 m, light pink...................................................................................................... 211
Nerium oleander ‘Pink Beauty’ , 1-2 m, deep pink................................ 211
Nerium oleander ‘Sealy Pink’ , 0.8-1.5 m, bright pink................. 211
Portulacaria afra , 1-4 m, light pink........................................................................................................ 244
Prosopis farcta , 0.4-2 m, green, yellow....................................................................................... 247
Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum , 0.7-1.2 m, white,
light purple........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 249
Punica granatum , 2-7 m, deep orange, bright red.................................. 252
Senna artemisioides , 2-3 m, pastel yellow......................................................................... 280
Vitex trifolia ‘Purpurea’ , 3 m, violet..................................................................................................... 309
Yucca aloifolia , 2-6 m, white, pale yellow, pale purple............. 315
Yucca gloriosa , 2-3 m, white, pale yellow, pale purple.............. 316
Zygophyllum coccineum , 0.5-0.75 m, yellow......................................................... 324
A tree
Acacia farnesiana , 4-6 m, light yellow.................................................................................................24
Acacia pycnantha , 6-10 m, bright yellow................................................................................... 30
Acacia saligna , 5-6 m, bright yellow......................................................................................................... 32
Cercidium floridum , 5-9 m, bright yellow............................................................................ 95
Leucaena leucocephala , 4-10 m, light yellow.......................................................... 190
Olea europaea , 6-9 m, white, yellow................................................................................................... 216
Parkinsonia aculeata , 5-10 m, pale yellow, deep orange............... 220
Ziziphus jujuba , 4-10 m, green, light yellow............................................................. 320
A Courtyards and patios
Most courtyards have limited space. The plants which are recom-
mended here are ideal for this kind of sheltered situation.
A annual
Calendula officinalis , 0.3-0.6 m, yellow, orange, brown, red.............. 76
Celosia argentea ssp. plumosa , 0.2-1 m, red, orange, yellow,
magenta................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 92
Iresine herbstii , 0.6-1 m, white............................................................................................................................. 166
Lobelia erinus , 0.1-0.4 m, violet, blue............................................................................................ 192
Plectranthus scutellarioides , 0.2-0.5 m, pale blue..................................... 237
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
Reseda muricata , 0.4 m, green, yellow......................................................................................... 255
Zinnia elegans , 0.3-1 m, yellow, orange, red............................................................. 319
A biennial
Asphodelus tenuifolius , 0.15-0.3 m, white............................................................................. 60
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
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
Catharanthus roseus , 0.15-0.2 m, pink, white, purple...................... 91
Centaurea ragusina , 0.3-0.4 m, yellow............................................................................................... 93
Crinum asiaticum , 1-1.3 m, white, lilac................................................................................... 120