Manual of Riyadh Plants

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Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
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Carissa macrocarpa , 1-3 m, white.................................................................................................................... 84
Clerodendrum inerme , 1.5-9 m, white....................................................................................... 109
Dodonaea viscosa , 1-5 m, light green............................................................................................ 129
Lantana camara ‘Nana’ , 0.3-0.6 m, yellow, orange, red............182
Lantana camara ‘Radiation’ , 1-1.8 m, orange, red................................... 182
Nerium oleander , 2-3 m, light pink...................................................................................................... 211
Nerium oleander ‘Album’ , 3-7 m, white.................................................................................. 211
Nerium oleander ‘Pink Beauty’ , 1-2 m, deep pink................................ 211
Nerium oleander ‘Sealy Pink’ , 0.8-1.5 m, bright pink................. 211
Prosopis farcta , 0.4-2 m, green, yellow....................................................................................... 247
Ricinus communis , 2-4 m, red, brown, pink............................................................ 258
Salvadora persica , 3-7 m, pastel green.........................................................................................268
Tamarix gallica , 4-7 m, white, secondary: pale pink....................... 293
Thevetia peruviana , 2-6 m, yellow, orange, pink......................................... 302
Yucca aloifolia , 2-6 m, white, pale yellow, pale purple............. 315
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 farnesiana , 4-6 m, light yellow.................................................................................................24
Acacia gerrardii var. najdensis , 10 m, pale yellow......................................... 25
Acacia nilotica , 6-9 m, yellow........................................................................................................................................ 29
Acacia salicina , 10-12 m, pale yellow..................................................................................................... 31
Albizia lebbeck , 12-25 m, stamens: pale yellow.................................................... 44
Azadirachta indica , 15-30 m, white, light yellow............................................. 63
Casuarina equisetifolia , 10-30 m, light green.............................................................. 90
Conocarpus erectus , 20 m, green................................................................................................................. 114
Conocarpus lancifolius , 15 m, pale yellow..................................................................... 115
Eucalyptus camaldulensis , 25-35 m, white, pale yellow......... 137
Hibiscus tiliaceus , 10 m, bright yellow, centre: deep purple,
when old: red................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 162
Millettia pinnata , 8-25 m, pale pink.................................................................................................... 202
Olea europaea , 6-9 m, white, yellow................................................................................................... 216
Parkinsonia aculeata , 5-10 m, pale yellow, deep orange............... 220
Phoenix dactylifera , 25-45 m, yellow, green............................................................... 230
Pithecellobium dulce , 8 m, green, white................................................................................ 235
Prosopis chilensis , 7-10 m, light yellow....................................................................................246
Prosopis juliflora , 5-15 m, pale yellow......................................................................................... 248
Sesbania sesban , 2-8 m, bright yellow........................................................................................... 283
Tamarix aphylla , 6-15 m, pale yellow.............................................................................................. 292
Tamarix nilotica , 3-8 m, purple......................................................................................................................... 294
Thespesia populnea , 3-8 m, yellow, secondary: dark red................. 301
Washingtonia filifera , 15-25 m, pastel white............................................................. 311
Washingtonia robusta , 15-34 m, pale orange......................................................... 312
Ziziphus jujuba , 4-10 m, green, light yellow............................................................. 320
Ziziphus spina-christi , 7-14 m, pale green, light yellow............... 322
A Wind tolerance
On sites exposed to wind, such as wadi farms, it is useful to know
which plants withstand wind and provide shelter.
A still
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
Alcea rosea , 0.8-2.2 m, pink, white, violet............................................................................. 45
Alocasia macrorrhiza , 3-4.5 m, pale yellow....................................................................... 47
Amaranthus tricolor , 0.6-0.8 m, white, light green................................... 51
Asphodelus tenuifolius , 0.15-0.3 m, white............................................................................. 60
Azadirachta indica , 15-30 m, white, light yellow............................................. 63
Brachychiton acerifolius , 10-12 m, red............................................................................................. 71
Canna indica ‘Red King Humbert’ , 1-1.5 m, red, deep orange............... 81
Canna indica ‘Striata’ , 1.2-1.8 m, orange.................................................................................... 81
Capparis spinosa , 0.3-1 m, white, purple.................................................................................. 82
Carica papaya , 3-8 m, pastel yellow........................................................................................................... 83
Celosia argentea ssp. plumosa , 0.2-1 m, red, orange, yellow,
magenta................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 92
Cestrum elegans , 1-3 m, bright red............................................................................................................. 96
Clerodendrum splendens , 1-3 m, red, orange, secondary:
yellow, secondary: white............................................................................................................................................................ 110
Clitoria ternatea , 1-3 m, dark blue........................................................................................................... 111
Clytostoma callistegioides , 1-6 m, lilac, violet, yellow............... 112