Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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A Useful plants
A Herbs
Edible herbs with health-improving properties used in cooking or
after processing. For example, the dried flowers of jasmine are used
to flavour tea.
A annual
Ocimum basilicum , 0.3-0.6 m, white, pastel yellow.......................... 215
Ocimum basilicum ‘Purpurascens’ , 0.3-0.5 m, violet................... 215
Tropaeolum majus , 0.2-2 m, orange.................................................................................................... 306
A perennial
Cymbopogon citratus , 0.6-1.8 m, light brown.................................................... 124
Mentha x piperita , 0.3-0.6 m, pink.......................................................................................................... 201
A sub-shrub
Convolvulus prostratus , 0.1-0.3 m, pastel white, pale pink................. 117
Lavandula angustifolia , 0.4-1 m, blue, violet............................................................ 187
Pulicaria crispa , 0.4-0.5 m, yellow............................................................................................................. 251
A shrub
Capparis spinosa , 0.3-1 m, white, purple.................................................................................. 82
Jasminum sambac , 2-3 m, white...................................................................................................................... 173
Myrtus communis , 1-5 m, white.................................................................................................................... 209
Rosmarinus officinalis , 0.5-1.5 m, pale blue, pale white.................. 261
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ , 0.3-0.6 m, lilac............................ 261
A Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants are listed here, which are mostly used tradition-
ally: an overview is provided about their former uses. These plants
should not be used without consultation and advice of a doctor, no
self-medication!
A annual
Amaranthus tricolor , 0.6-0.8 m, white, light green................................... 51
Calendula officinalis , 0.3-0.6 m, yellow, orange, brown, red.............. 76
Ocimum basilicum , 0.3-0.6 m, white, pastel yellow.......................... 215
Ocimum basilicum ‘Purpurascens’ , 0.3-0.5 m, violet................... 215
Rumex vesicarius , 0.5 m, red...................................................................................................................................... 264
A biennial
Asphodelus tenuifolius , 0.15-0.3 m, white............................................................................. 60
A perennial
Blepharis ciliaris , 0.15-0.3 m, blue.................................................................................................................. 67
Catharanthus roseus , 0.15-0.2 m, pink, white, purple...................... 91
Citrullus colocynthis , 0.3 m, yellow..................................................................................................... 103
Crinum asiaticum , 1-1.3 m, white, lilac................................................................................... 120
Encelia farinosa , 0.6-0.9 m, yellow........................................................................................................... 135
Heliotropium crispum , 0.5 m, white.................................................................................................. 160
Mentha x piperita , 0.3-0.6 m, pink.......................................................................................................... 201
Nymphaea caerulea , 0.3-0.4 m, pastel blue................................................................... 212
Phragmites australis , 0.9-2.5 m, violet, magenta, black, white............. 233
Withania somnifera , 1.5 m, pale green...................................................................................... 314