Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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A sub-shrub
Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ , 0.5-3 m, white, secondary: green...... 59
Pentas lanceolata , 1-1.2 m, white, pink, lilac, red, purple.............. 227
A shrub
Acacia cuthbertsonii , 3-5 m, yellow........................................................................................................... 21
Allamanda cathartica , 3-8 m, bright yellow...................................................................... 46
Carissa macrocarpa , 1-3 m, white.................................................................................................................... 84
Cestrum elegans , 1-3 m, bright red............................................................................................................. 96
Cestrum nocturnum , 1.5-4 m, pastel white, pale yellow......... 97
Cestrum parqui , 2-3 m, pale green............................................................................................................... 98
Clerodendrum inerme , 1.5-9 m, white....................................................................................... 109
Clerodendrum splendens , 1-3 m, red, orange, secondary:
yellow, secondary: white............................................................................................................................................................ 110
Clytostoma callistegioides , 1-6 m, lilac, violet, yellow............... 112
Gardenia augusta , 0.3-1.5 m, white....................................................................................................... 154
Ixora chinensis , 0.7-1.5 m, bright orange........................................................................... 167
Ixora coccinea , 1-6 m, bright red................................................................................................................. 168
Lantana camara ‘Fabiola’ , 1-1.8 m, orange, red, yellow, pink................ 182
Lantana camara ‘Nana’ , 0.3-0.6 m, yellow, orange, red............ 182
Lantana camara ‘Radiation’ , 1-1.8 m, orange, red................................... 182
Ochradenus baccatus , 3 m, yellow............................................................................................................ 214
Quisqualis indica , 5-8 m, white, pink, red...................................................................... 254
Russelia equisetiformis , 1-1.5 m, bright red............................................................... 266
Tecomaria capensis , 3-7 m, deep orange.............................................................................. 296
Vitex trifolia ‘Purpurea’ , 3 m, violet..................................................................................................... 309
A Salt tolerant plants
The salinity of irrigation water is often a problem in Riyadh: plants
are recommended here which tolerate a very high salt content of
soil or irrigation water.
A perennial
Cortaderia selloana , 1-5 m, white, secondary: silver...................... 119
Cynodon dactylon , 0.03-0.3 m, green, light brown............................ 125
Juncus rigidus , 1 m, light brown.................................................................................................................... 175
Paspalum vaginatum , 0.05-0.6 m, light brown.................................................. 221
Pennisetum setaceum , 0.9-1.2 m, pastel white................................................... 226
Phragmites australis , 0.9-2.5 m, violet, magenta, black, white............. 233
Sesuvium portulacastrum , 0.1-0.3 m, pink................................................................... 284
Stipagrostis plumosa , 0.3-0.6 m, silver........................................................................................ 286
A sub-shrub
Atriplex leucoclada , 0.5 m, pale green............................................................................................... 62
Carpobrotus acinaciformis , 0.15 m, pink, lilac, light yellow.................. 85
Carpobrotus edulis , 0.15-0.2 m, yellow, pink, light yellow.......................... 86
Convolvulus prostratus , 0.1-0.3 m, pastel white, pale pink................. 117
Drosanthemum hispidum , 0.2-0.6 m, pink.................................................................. 130
Pulicaria crispa , 0.4-0.5 m, yellow............................................................................................................. 251
A shrub
Atriplex halimus , 0.5-3 m, pale yellow.............................................................................................. 61
Caesalpinia gilliesii , 2-3 m, yellow, purple............................................................................ 74
Caesalpinia pulcherrima , 3 m, red, orange, yellow.................................... 75
Calligonum comosum , 2-3 m, yellow, white.................................................................. 77
Calotropis procera , 2-5 m, pastel white, secondary: pastel
violet, pastel purple......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80