Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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A shrub
Atriplex halimus , 0.5-3 m, pale yellow.............................................................................................. 61
Calligonum comosum , 2-3 m, yellow, white.................................................................. 77
Calotropis procera , 2-5 m, pastel white, secondary: pastel
violet, pastel purple......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Capparis spinosa , 0.3-1 m, white, purple.................................................................................. 82
Haloxylon persicum , 2-4 m, yellow...................................................................................................... 159
Lawsonia inermis , 4-6 m, pale pink..................................................................................................... 189
Lycium shawii , 4 m, white, lilac........................................................................................................................ 195
Maerua crassifolia , 5 m, light yellow................................................................................................. 197
Ochradenus baccatus , 3 m, yellow............................................................................................................ 214
Prosopis farcta , 0.4-2 m, green, yellow....................................................................................... 247
Rhanterium epapposum , 0.4-0.8 m, yellow.................................................................. 256
Rhazya stricta , 1 m, white.................................................................................................................................................... 257
Salvadora persica , 3-7 m, pastel green......................................................................................... 268
Zilla spinosa , 0.6 m, pale blue, pale violet........................................................................ 318
Ziziphus nummularia , 2 m, yellow.......................................................................................................... 321
Zygophyllum coccineum , 0.5-0.75 m, yellow......................................................... 324
A tree
Acacia ehrenbergiana , 7 m, yellow................................................................................................................. 22
Acacia gerrardii var. iraquensis , 8-10 m, white, pale yellow.................... 25
Acacia nilotica , 6-9 m, yellow........................................................................................................................................ 29
Acacia seyal , 12 m, yellow......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Acacia tortilis ssp. raddiana , 12 m, white................................................................................. 34
Acacia tortilis ssp. spirocarpa , 12 m, white......................................................................... 35
A Rock gardens
Natural-looking, rock garden themes can be created with these
plants, which are arranged in harmony with aesthetically placed
rocks, boulders and stones.
A annual
Bassia eriophora , 0.15 m, white............................................................................................................................... 64
Calendula officinalis , 0.3-0.6 m, yellow, orange, brown, red.............. 76
Lobelia erinus , 0.1-0.4 m, violet, blue............................................................................................ 192
Lobularia maritima , 0.05-0.15 m, white, lilac, violet...................... 193
Portulaca grandiflora , 0.1-0.15 m, yellow, white, pink, red,
violet, purple, yellow............................................................................................................................................................................. 242
Reseda muricata , 0.4 m, green, yellow......................................................................................... 255
Rumex vesicarius , 0.5 m, red...................................................................................................................................... 264
A biennial
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
Aptenia cordifolia , 0.1 m, pink, red............................................................................................................ 54
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
Cortaderia selloana , 1-5 m, white, secondary: silver...................... 119
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
Heliotropium crispum , 0.5 m, white.................................................................................................. 160
Ipomoea pes-caprae , 0.1-0.2 m, lilac, pink, purple............................... 165
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
Launaea nudicaulis , 0.5 m, yellow............................................................................................................. 186
Moricandia sinaica , 0.5-0.75 m, pastel pink, olive-green................... 203
Osteospermum fruticosum , 0.2-0.3 m, white, lilac, dark violet.............. 218
Pennisetum setaceum , 0.9-1.2 m, pastel white................................................... 226
Pennisetum setaceum ‘Cupreum’ , 1.2-1.5 m, pale purple............... 226
Santolina chamaecyparissus , 0.4 m, yellow................................................................... 272
Senecio cineraria , 0.15-1 m, yellow........................................................................................................ 278