PLANTS BOOK Ahmed Mounir Architecture student MIU
PALMS SECTION.
Bismarckia Nobilis Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓ◊äb‡èi Well drained soil June to July
Comments:
This palm adds a dramatic effect to the landscape it is placed in due to its blue like colour, it serves as a focal point since it dominates the area it is placed in due to the contrast it makes with the bright green trees next to it in the garden. Therefore placing it in a particular part in the garden will make it act as focal point. It can be placed in foliage type garden.
Uses:
Bismarckia shold be placed with bright green coloured shrubs in order to contrast with it and make the bismarckia even more dominant ,this could be done with shrubs like the Durenta Erecta (special), its yellowish green colours in contrast with the blue green of the palm will make a contrasting and dominant plant grouping.
15-12m H. -Leaves are massive with a bright light blue colour -Massive tropical fan palm with heavy blue green broad fan leaves -Used in medians and boulevards -Long living plant of up to 150years
Chamaerops Humilis Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
êiÎ7‡◊ Dry soil Evergreen
Comments:
The tree provides the feeling of protection when placed inside homes around their barrier due to its spikey nature and strong sharp trunk, it will give the feeling of danger to passers and they will not dare to enter the place when they see this palm on the border. Protection is due to its strong leaves that appear to be sharp and will cause pain if approached. Foliage gardens are good for this kind of palm. Due to the spikey nature of the palm and the feeling of protection that it provides, it can be grouped along with Nerium Oleander (pretty) to compliment its keywords and together they will form a plant grouping that will give the owners of the garden that protection they need, also the pink colours of the Nerium Oleander contrasts with the dark green palm leaves.
Uses:
Up to 5 m -Leaves are broad bluish or greyish green leaves 90-60cm long -The tree is bushy shrubby palm -Used in barriers due to its bushy nature -The flower s yellow and 35cm long
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ıaã–ñ@bÿÌäa Dry soil Evergreen tree
Comments:
The tree provides elegance and sophistication to the garden due to its organised and slender shape of the leaves along with the long slender trunks. it has a tropical nature but with a modern way and can be used in houses where little privacy is needed It can be placed in modern gardens due to its modern tropical look.
Uses:
The chrysalidocarpus lutescens is placed in a grouping with shrubs like the ficus hawaii and the vinca, (decorative) the colours of the vinca and the pale green yellowish colours of the ficus hawaii will make the palm tree lighten up and will provide the viewers with a very eye pleasing grouping due to the combination of colours and the tropical look to it.
Up to 9m -Leaves are spiral and odd numbered, linear shaped of about 2-1m long -Vase shaped palm tree -Arranged in clusters with slender tube shaped trunks.
Dracaena Santa Rosa Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
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Comments:
The tree gives a spikey feeling and gives sharpness and edge to the garden its placed in, it is very eye-catching in its cactus like form it can form nodes where it is placed in the centre and will give a beautiful contrast when placed with shrubs of vibrant colours, this will make it appear even more sharp and edgy in tis own unique eye catching way.
Uses:
Dry soil Evergreen tree Up to 1m -Leaves dark and light green with a medium texture and pointed look -Arranged in clusters on top of each other and next to each. -Form a kind of a bush -Can be placed indoors or outdoors.
The Darcaena Santa Rosa is very eye catching and sharp, in order to give it the contrast needed and make it stand out as a landmark when placed in the centre of the garden or in an important spot, it can be placed with grouping of vibrant coloured owers like the Gazania Chansonette (pretty), the beautiful colours of the Gazania along with the sharpness of the Darceana will make this grouping stand out and form a landmark.
Livistona Chinesis Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Comments:
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?Óñ@b„Ïnè–Ó€ Well drained soil evergreen 15-12m H. -Leaves are large bright green, fan shaped leaves deeply divided, drop downward forming a canopy -Medium sized tree with distinctive dropping tips -Fruits are oval or round seed that turn blue when ripe -Good palm for small yards and garden. This tree is medium sized and has a fragile look to it, it can be placed wither indoor or outdoor because of its soft looks. The soft trunk along with the falling leaves makes it look soft and delicate, therefore it is recommended to use in small yards and gardens, it can even be planted in pots and can live up to 90 years. It is placed in foliage gardens. Its delicacy can be complimented with soft shrubs as well, theses shrubs can the plumbago , the soft colours of the plumbago can add to the fragile look of the palm and compliment it, giving a soft appeal to the garden.
Palmyra Palm Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
kÓ€Îá€a@›ÓØ Well drained soil E.G
Comments:
The palm has a sharp edge to it and yet the soft trunk makes it edgy, it can be used in gardens to make a statement since its very rare tree, the contrast that it makes between the softness and the sharpness makes it stand alone and become very attractive. It can be added to a foliage type garden.
Uses:
To complement the softness of the tree, Plumbago can be added to this palm in a plant grouping, along with it can be the Nerium Oleander Which will complement the sharpness of the palm tree, therefore this will produce a contrasting plant grouping which is a mix between softness and sharpness.
About 20 M -Leaves are fan shaped but pointed upward and not draped down. It is 160cm long -Trunk is soft with a black or brown colour, of diameter 1 meter -It is a rare palm in Egypt
Phoenix Canariensis Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
äaÛ◊@ê◊ÛÓœ Well drained soil E,G
Comments:
The organisation of the tree in this way gives it a dramatic and ornamental shape, it can be a shade tree in the streets. Or can be used in parks, gardens and large spaces. It’s a very attractive tree due to the blossoming of the leaves in this manner that it forms a very attractive skyline. It can live up to 100 years It can be put in foliage type of garden
Uses:
This palm is very attractive due to the blossoming of its leaves, therefore to add more attractiveness to it, it can be done through colours, the lantana and the wedelia can be added since it adds colour and goes well with the oriental feeling of the palm, along with it can be acalypha to define the borders of the grouping.
18-12m H. -Leaves are pinnate about 6-4 long with 100-80 leaflets on each side arching at top, green and long lived. -The leaves are on a wide spreading crown with distinctive characteristic. -The fruit is not edible
Pheonix Dactylifera Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
|‹j€a@›ÇÎ Well drained soil June to August
Comments:
The tree when placed in gardens gives it an oriental and casual look, it provides the place with an ornamental shade when placed close to each other in a row. The casual look is given by its familiar shape in the Egyptian streets where it helps to decrease the stress when placed in schools and collages. The oriental look is due to its dates and Arabic looks. Mediterranean gardens will best suit this kind of oriental palm The oriental and casual look of the palm can be added along with colourful shrubs to compliment the oriental and Mediterranean feeling of the palm tree and to add a colourful contrast, shrubs like the Vinca (decorative) and Wedelia (pretty) can be added to give the desirable oriental Mediterranean effect to the pheonix Dactylifera.
Uses:
Up to 30 m. -Leaves are 6-4m long ,composed of many linear, greyish green leaflets, arranged in various planes giving a 3 dimensional effect, it produces dates. -The trunk is tall and columnar, the trunk is cladded and rigged towards the top.
Sabal Palmetto Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ÏnÓæbi@fibjé Well drained, moist soil March to April
Comments:
This tree is widely available in the streets of Cairo and its wood is used for making furniture , it has an informal and casual look to it that is why it is used in the street fronts, it gives the feeling of a rough nature due to its form and leaves so its ideal for the street use, since the Cairo streets are very crowded and rough.
Uses:
Due to the rough nature of the palm and its use in the streets, it can be placed along with street trees that can soften its roughness, such tree can be the cassia nodosa ,the beautiful colours of the casia nodosa and its softness can soften the roughness of the palm and together form a contrasting and pleasant plant grouping.
About 30 m H. -Leaves are fan shaped and usually dry and green about 2 meters tall, the neck of the leave is about 3 meters tall -The trunk is strong and straight -It has a small flower of about 100cm wide that grows between the leaves
Wodyetia bifurcata Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
›Óm@ê◊Ïœ Sandy soil June to august
Comments:
This palm can be used in clusters to line up a street or a driveway and therefore provides shade for the people. The huge leaves of the tree with its fox tail look makes this palm energetic and vibrant, since it moves with the wind and provides energy to the setting it is placed in. Lining it up in a particular pathway will increase the spirit of this pathway and people walking will feel that they are directed to something energetic and fun. Modern gardens will best suit this kind of palm This energetic palm can be grouped along with the Cassia Nodosa (decorative) and the Cassia Glauca (pretty), these two will add to the energy of the palm and add beautiful contrasting colours to provide a plant grouping that will lift up the spirit of the garden and increase its energy. Picture taken at : cairo festival city
Uses:
15-12m H. -Leaves are arching, 3m long looks like the tall of a fox with bright deep green colour -The palm has a grey trunk slightly swollen at the base and near the middle -Popular palm used in many landscape settings.
Roystonea Regia Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Ô◊Û‹fl@›ÇÎ Well drained soil E.G
Comments:
The tree has a royal look to it, it gives the feeling of prestige and luxury when placed in row that line walkways, these walkways become royal and important the moment they are lined with theses luxurious trees This tree doesn’t provide shade but provides a prestige look when added to the garden and proves that the garden has a refine and luxurious taste to it. It can be best suited in a formal garden
Uses:
This kind of palm needs shrubs that will add to its luxury to provide a dominant plant grouping, it can be added to hibiscus shrubs (pretty) since the vibrant red colour of the hibiscus will give a vibrant look along with the royal palm. This grouping can form a landmark in the area since it will shine out with its prestige and luxury taste.
20-15 m H. -Leaves are long, dark green and feather shaped, 5-3 m long, arranged at several levels -The trunk is single smooth, slightly swollen and white in colour with the green smooth top -Can be used for lining boulevards ,roads and walkways.
Syagrus Romanziffianum Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Èÿ‹æa Well drained soil Early to midsummer
Comments:
The tall and sleek trunk along with the feathery leave gives it an architectural modular look, it can form the skyline of many gardens due to its beautiful fancy look. It serves well in five star hotels along the beach since it has a fancy and unique character. Can provide the place with shade if put in clusters next to each other. Foliage gardens best suit this palm
Uses:
Due to the unique character of this palm tree, it can be grouped with colourful trees to make a unique and vibrant grouping that has a unique character in the garden. Such trees can the cassia nodosa with its bright pink flowers, it can make the grouping exclusive and unique in the place
15-12m H. -Leaves are feather type frond, lose, soft held in dense green clusters -Small trunked, tall palm with soft trunk -Produces olive sized round orange -Flowers are broom or bush like clusters of white flowers
Zamia Furfuracea Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ÚÓ‘»‹fl@bÓflaå Well drained soil April and May
Comments:
This palm has an amazingimpact on the eye , as it has a very connected leaves and similar which make it look very sturdy connected and continueslike a railway .
Uses:
it can be very nice in a foliage grouping , or if it’s grouped with many colorful flowers , like vinca, Ipomeaor if it’s grouped with Anthemis Punctata
Up to 0.9 m H. has leaves long that emerge from a central point forming a rosette. When grown in bright sunlight thae rosette becomes a 0.9 m high clump of tightly overlapping leaves that will slowly grow. The thick leathery leaves are pinnate and have12.7 cm long by 2.5 cm wide oval leaflets .
Neodypsis dacaryi Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Úr‹ræa@ڋɉ€a Fertile well drainedsoil June to july Reaches 7m H. It gets its name from the bulging leaf or frond bases that grow to form a distinct -3sided triangle shape that has a striking blue-gray color. The tall, stiff feather-shape leaves are up to 2m long. This solitary-trunked palm can grow up to 7m but is usually only seen around 4-3m.
Comments:
One member of the palm family that could take first prize in the "most unique appearance"category could very well be Neodypsis decaryior triangle palm. It gets its name from the bulging leaf or frond bases that grow to form a distinct -3sided triangle shape that has a striking blue-gray color, thisfascinatingpalm can act as a sculpturein any landscape design.
Uses:
this beautiful unique triangle palm with it’s blue grey colour can be added to it hot coloured chearfull shrub like lantana camara adding a cheerful welcoming look to the group.
SHRUBS AND GORUND-COVERS SECTION.
Asparagus Densiflorus Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
äb–€a@›ÌÜ@êu5éa Well drained soil May to July 5-3m H. -Flowers are small and white and appear from may to July -Evergreen shrub with an arching look -Can be used as a groundcover under trees -Helps prevent erosion -Used in private gardens, terraces and balconies
Comments:
The plant protrudes upwards in a conical shape, with its bright green colour therefore giving the feeling of life and airiness since its light and moves with the wind. The beautiful geometric shape of the plant makes it suit a formal kind of garden. Apart from life that it adds to the garden it also brings the feeling of delicacy and softness due to its fragile leaves.
Uses:
The bright green colours of this plant makes it suit the combination of amaranths tricolour with its violet chestnut colour and the Senecio Cineraria with its greyish colour, these three together will make a contrasting plant grouping that will attract the eye and move with airiness when the wind blows.
Tradescantia Pallida Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ÚœÏíãÇ Well drained soil August and September 25-20cm H. -Evergreen with purple stems -Leaves are thin pointed usually hairless , 10-8cm long, rich violet purple -Flowers are bright pink produced in pairs
Comments:
The ground cover has a very attractive purple colour, when placed in gardens or even at homes, it attracts the eye and has a beautiful contrast when placed along with other plants. It can be placed in modern gardens, since it has a modern look to it with its fine and pointy leaves and their contrasting purple colour that adds attracting to it and makes it very eye catching.
Uses:
The bright purple colours of this plant when placed with the bright green colours of the Durenta Erecta makes a very contrasting plant grouping that attracts the eye and makes it an important spot in the garden.
Caesalpinia Pulcherrima Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓ‰Ój€açÓé Clay loamy soil May to august Up to 3 m H. -Flowers are borne in racemes up to 20cm long, each flower has 5 yellow ,orange or yellow petals. -Leaves are green and fern like 60cm long -Deciduous shrub -Medium living plan of 25-20 years
Comments:
It is a beautiful plant with vibrant yellow colour, this shrub has a unique character to it which makes it stand out in the garden, it is also airy since the flowers are very light and they move with the wind in a swift manner, the appealing look to the plant makes it stand out with its vibrant yellow colours which also brings the feeling of awesomeness therefore it is recommended to add it to a Mediterranean type of garden.
Uses:
The bright yellow colours of this shrub can be complimented when added to other vibrant coloured shrubs to make a plant grouping that is unique, vibrant, awesome, joyful and appealing, the shrubs added can be the bright coloured purple Bougainvillea and the colorful lantana camara.
Campsis Radicans Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ê„bÿÌÜaä@bflÏÿm Well drained soil June to November Climber up to 15m -Flowers are trumpet shaped, red orange in color -Leaves are dark green and ovate -Climber, can climb fences and balconies -Long flowering season -Medium living plant of 20-15 years
Comments:
The tall bell shaped vibrant coloured flower makes this shrub a very showy shrub that attracts the eyes of the people, the flowers are showy and attractive to the visitors of the park Due to its climbing nature it can be added on the fences of Mediterranean gardens. The attractive appeal of this shrub makes it go well with coloured shrubs as well to increase the sense of showy and attractiveness
Uses:
The equally bell shaped tree which is the tecoma stans (decorative) with its vibrant yellow colors will look good with the Campsis, both of them are bell shaped and vivid in colors, the bigger size of the Campsis along with the small clusters of the tecoma will make an attractive contrast and will provide the garden with a very showy plant grouping that attracts the eyes.
Cassia Alata Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bm¸a@bÓéb◊ Well drained soil May to September 2-1.5m H. -Flowers are bright yellow in axillary racemes -Deciduous small shrub or tree -Leaves are long bright green leaflets of 60-15cm long -Used in hedging along roads and is an ornamental shrub
Comments:
The shrub has a strong yellow colour, it is therefore very showy shrub and can be used to glow up the garden, Mediterranean gardens suit this flower best. The vibrant yellow colour glows in the summer sun and enriches the garden with the beautiful colours that adds and energy and positivity to the place.
Uses:
The pale colours of the Plumbago Capensis (Infill)will make the Cassia Alata shine even more with its vibrant yellow colours and will make the plant grouping glow up and will give us an energetic and positive garden, since the pale plumbago colours will go along the vibrancy and make it shine.
Gazania Chansonette Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓ„aåbu Well drained soil July Up to 0.7m H.
Comments:
The different grading of colours makes the flower dominant when placed in any plant grouping, also due to its strong and vibrant yellow centre, it provides the garden with the energy due to the different grading of the colours and grabs the attention of the people. Its dominance will make it go well with the formal kind of gardens.
Uses:
The brownish colours of the core of the Gazania flower and its dominant colours makes it go along shrubs of chestnut and contrasting colours, like the acalypha (skeleton), this grouping will be in contrast with each other and will bring out the dominance of the Gazania flower, grouping the Gazania along with green ficus trees will also grab the attention of the Gazania and make it shine with energy.
-Flowers are large (up to 10 cm diameter) available in different series of colours, with different colour in the ring. -Dark silvery longitudinal leaves
Nerium Oleander Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Ú‹œÜ Fertile, moist and well drained April to July 5-3m H. -Flowers are bear cymes up to 80 pink, red or white flowers , 5-3cm wide -Leaves are lance shaped, deep green to greyish green colour, 20-6cm long
Comments:
The composure of the tree/shrub gives the feeling of sharpness, it can be added in the garden to compromise the delicacy and softness of another shrub, yet putting those two opposites together will make the garden gives contrasts of compromising moods set together, its sharpness is also due to the fact that its poisonous thus gives the feeling of protection and security to the garden which can be an advantage to put on boarders that doesn’t welcome people. A Mediterranean garden will best suit this kind of tree. The sharpness of the Nerium can be added to a plant group that will increase the feeling of protection to the owners and fear to the passers, this can be approached by grouping it with Euryops acraeus (decorative) which has the same spikey nature but with bright yellow Mediterranean flowers, these flowers will add colour, make the grouping shine and increase the sharpness of the Nerium
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Ocimum Basilicum Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Êb±ä Well drained soil June to august 70 to 90cm H. -Flowers are small white or purple, 1.5cm long arranged in spikes -bushy., evergreen and aromatic -Leave is narrowly oval to elliptic up to 5cm long -Short living plant of 1 to 2 years
Comments:
The Ocimum Basilicum has a strong aromatic smell, it fills the garden with freshness, when the air blows the leaves of the shrub moves along the wind and bring the beautifully scented aroma to garden, therefore it gives freshness and airiness to the garden. Can be used in productive garden because the leaves are eatable
Uses:
Grouping it along with the wedelia shrub (decorative)will make an oriental combination , it can be lines also with the acalypha to contrast the colours, this plant grouping will be aromatic, fresh with the aroma, colour and contrast.
Pennisetum purpureum Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
¬bjé Dry soil June to November 1 to 1.2m H. -Leaves are narrowly linear , flat or rolled, dark purple leaves of 30cm long. -Flower is crimson shaded, long bristled, up to 30cm long
Comments:
Lightness and airiness appear in its soft texture, since its airy and light can pass through it, which can add a dramatic effect to the garden, it can be put on its own in the garden without the need of other plants to make it shine, it attracts attention since its softness makes it move with the wind, which brings freshness and lightness into the garden. If placed as lining for other plants it will give them a dramatic effect due to its airiness and movement with the wind. It can add an effect to a foliage kind of garden
Uses:
In order to show the transparency and the freshness of the Pennisetum (special), it can be grouped in a numerous ways, one of the ways is to group it along with acalypha (skeleton) on the boarders, which will make it appear through the contrast of its bronzy colour and the brown Pennistum, along with them can be added some vibrant yellow flowers of the Cladanthus arabicus (decorative), it will bright up with its combination with the brown and bronze colours the garden
Ruellia Brittoniana Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓ‹ÌÎä Well drained soil May to October 1.5-1 m H. -Flowers are vibrant violet color, trumpet shaped 5-4cm in diameter -Leaves are lance shaped long of about 30cm long -Evergreen shrub used in parks and gardens -Can be used a centerpiece in a grouping
Comments:
The shrub attracts the attention due to the strong vibrant violet colour of the flower and its strong contrast with the dark green leaves of the shrub. This shrub acts as a masterpiece whenever placed in a plant grouping due to its individuality and adds elegance to the garden it is placed in and uniqueness. This shrub can be added to a Mediterranean or formal garden type.
Uses:
No other coloured tree or shrub should be grouped with this shrub in order not to take the eyes off it, therefore it can be bordered with the amaranthus tricolor and the Senecio Cineraria (skeleton) to give the grouping a contrast and provide a unique grouping with the Ruelila as its master piece.
Russelia Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓ‹ÌåÎä Well drained soil All year long Up to 1.8m H. -Flowers are small , shaped like slender vases that are in vibrant red color -Leaves are long and hair like -Attracts birds and insects for its nectar
Comments:
Due to its climbing feature, these kind of shrubs can be used to decorate ugly walls, since they are attractive and bushy, they give the feeling of energy and vibrancy because of their rich red colour, and its many small flowers next to each other . When placed on the walls they can make it full of energy and life after it was an old unattractive wall. It can be placed in Mediterranean gardens due to its colours.
Uses:
The vibrance and attractivness of the red coloured shrub can be added along with the airiness and the freshness of the Pennisetum (skeleton) , the brownish colour of the Pennisetum will give a contrasting airy effect to the plant grouping, the grouping will move along with the wind, give the garden a fresh and energetic look.
Salvia Splendens Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ıa㇮a@bÓ–€bé Well drained soil May to October 120-90cm H. -Flowers are long tubes bright red flowers of 1.5 to 5 cm long in dense spikes -Leaves are oval ,pointed, toothed, pale to dark green leaves -Erect bushy shrub -Used in borders and provide a vertical element in a group
Comments:
The tall erect shape of the bright red flower in this shrub gives it the keywords of magnificent, since it shines out and stands out and makes the garden magnificent with its bright red colours and the way it protrudes vertically upwards. It can be added to a Mediterranean type garden. The bright red colours of the flower also brings happy feelings to the people due to the vibrant colours of this shrub.
Uses:
It can be grouped along with the Lantana Camara (pretty) to increase the joyful feeling to the garden and adds more color to it, the verticality of the Salvia along with the spreading of the Lantana will provide just the composition needed to produce a magnificent and cheerful plant grouping.
Thevetia Neriifolia Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓnÓ–Óm@ıaã–ó€a@Ú‹–n€a Wet soil Evergreen shrub 5-3m H. -Flowers are yellow, orange bell shaped 7cm long, the flowers are seen all year long. -Leaves are bright green, arrow shaped, 16cm long and 1.5-1cm wide.
Comments:
This is a long living shrub that can live up to 70 years, it can either be a shrub or a tree, it is better planted in clusters next to each other, will provide the place with the aroma of the flowers therefore adding freshness to the garden. The bell shaped flowers in the shrub makes it simple and delicate, like adding a feminine touch to the garden since the flowers are not so many in the tree yet each one is soft and delicate on its own. A cottage garden suits this plant due to the aroma that it will give along with the herbs in the garden. The large tree of thevetia (decorative) can be grouped along with something simple like Ficus Nitida (skeleton), those two together can bring a casual look to the street yet also delicate and fresh from the aroma of the Thevetia, this group together can be a very simple and casual look that can be added in on the sidewalk of crowded streets to help people relax.
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Verbena Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
b‰Ói㜠Well drained soil Blooms all time of the year 60-30cm H. -Flowers are tiny scented ,with many colors, arranged in a circle of 2.5-1.5cm -Leaves are ovate to oblong narrow and dark green -The shrub is bushy and can be mat forming -Ideal for garden borders and edging
Comments:
The strong vivid colours of the flowers make it joyful and its tiny size makes it soft and delicate, the verbena adds happiness and joy to the garden that it is added to but with a soft touch and not a strong one therefore making a beautiful contrast of delicacy , happiness , vividness and softness. It is best placed in Mediterranean or modern gardens.
Uses:
The delicacy of the verbena makes it fit in with the softness of the plumbago (Pretty), both these flowers can compliment each other, the verbena will be the eye catching soft element in the plant grouping and the plumbago will compliment its softness to make a delicate and happily colourful plant grouping.
Wedelia Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓ‹ÌáÌÎ Well drained soil April to October 0.6-0.5m H. -Flowers are daisy like, yellow with a diameter of 2cm -Leaves are elliptic ,mid to dark green,13 cm long -Can be used as groundcover in mass planting or a shrub -Useful to plant in dry shaded areas under trees
Comments:
The Wedelia has an oriental feeling to it due to its daisy like look, its yellow colour makes it also an attractive shrub , it is a medium living plant of 15-12 years. the way the wedelia spreads out with its dark green leave in contrast with the bright yellow flower makes it appealing and attractive in the garden it is placed in , all with an oriental taste. It can be placed in Mediterranean type of gardens Grouping the Wedelia along with the Hibiscus flower (pretty) can make an elegant, attractive and oriental plant grouping, the strong colour of the hibiscus along with the strong yellow Wedelia will make the grouping attractive, elegancy is taken from the delicate red hibiscus flowers and the plant grouping overall will add an oriental feeling to the garden it is placed in.
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Calistemon Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
xbuç€a@Úí㜠Well drained soil Feb. To May Up to 4m Callistemon is a large shrub or small tree that reaches about 4 m maximum. The bright red looking flowers are composed mostly of stamens, which are arranged in radial path around the stem , it`s color (red-pink-white green and yellow)
Comments:
The callistemon bottle brush is characterized by it`s well visibility specially during blooming time becauseof it`s showy flowers , that`s why callistemon is a showy tree , as well as callistemon`s flower bright color can lighten the whole tree
Uses:
the callistemon can be grouped as a special with lighten shrub like lantana (decorative)and with deep green colour trees like ficus banjamina (skeleton) to add livliness to the group.
TREES SECTION.
Acacia Farneciana Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÓéb◊c@L@Ú‰nœ@ÚÓ◊Ïì€a Well drained soil December to may
Comments:
This tree is very attractive as well as aromatic , it brings comfort and relaxation to the people in the garden because of its attractive look and aromatic fragrance of the yellow furry flower. These flowers are extremely aromatic that they are used in making perfumes, adding this tree to the garden will bring comfort to the people and will increase their happy mood. Mediterranean garden will best suit this tree. Grouping this tree with the Verbena (decorative) will make a colourful plant grouping and will add to the relaxing feeling of the tree as well as the joyful feeling of the shrub, the beautiful colours will make this grouping attractive and aromatic from the aroma of the Acacia Franeciana.
Uses:
7-3m H. -Leaves are clustered bright green, fern like ,15-10 cm long -Flower is yellow orange 2-1cm , very fragrant and full of aroma -Thorny small multi branched tree -Can be made a tree or a shrub
Albizia Julibrissin Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
…Óœä@Ñj€ All kinds of soil April to September
Comments:
This tree has a special charisma to it due to its beautiful pink flowers and is used as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens, attractiveness can be its main keyword, since it attracts people with its beautiful colours and at the same time people come to sit under it due to the shade it provides which makes it even more ideal to use in large gardens and parks. Can be put in Mediterranean gardens. This ornamental tree can be grouped along with the verbena shrub (pretty), this shrub has a beautiful combination of colors that will go well with the bright pink flowers of the Albizia, together they will form an ornamental and attractive plant grouping that will attract the people into the garden.
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12-6m H. -Leaves are fern like, mid to light green and 40cm long having many small leaflets -Attractive deciduous tree with a round crown -Tree provides dappled shade -Flower are hazy ,spherical and pink in colour
Cupressus sempervirens Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Îäbù well drained soil Evergreen tree
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The bright colours of the leaves and its cone like structure make it stand out whenever placed in a garden with other plant grouping to make a contrast. it adds liveliness and airiness to the garden due to the movement of its light and sparkly leaves. When it grows large it can form a landmark in the place due to its unique cone like shaped. It can be added to a foliage or a formal garden
Uses:
The cupresses can be added to the Hibiscus shrub (pretty), since it has the same elegance and shine of the cupressus, together they will provide a vivid and strong plant grouping of strong colours ,this grouping will be elegant, will form a landmark and will standout in the garden.
Up to 24m -Leaves are dense sprays, dark grey green in horizontal branches, glandless leaves, 1mm long -Medium sized spreading coniferous tree
Eucalyptus Citriodora Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ԄχӀ@äÏœb◊ Well drained soil June to October
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The tree has a very attractive white graded trunk, it has a beautiful aroma of the lemons from the leaves and the flower, it adds richness and attractiveness to the garden. Can be used as wind breakers , at the same time will provide the garden with rich aroma when it blocks the strong wind and turn it into a scented lemon breeze. Foliage garden suits this tree.
Uses:
Grouping this tree with the Pennisetum will make an airy and aromatic grouping, the aroma of the tree and the airiness of the Pennisetum which moves along with the wind will provide richness and aroma to the garden which will increase the taste of the garden.
30-15 meters H. -Leaves are mid green ovate pendant, 15-8cm long, strong lemony scented when crushed -Flowers are very small creamy white and bushy -Fruit is small seed capsules -A long living tree up to 110 years
Cassia Fistula Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Îäbñ Wet soil Evergreen tree
Comments:
This tree provide richness to the place since it gives out the aroma of the beautiful yellow flowers, as well as have the fruits hanging from it which Is later picked and eaten. The tree when filled with the yellow flowers becomes very attractive in the gardens and adds a lot of richness to the place. It can be used in parks and gardens. It can be used in the Mediterranean gardens. Grouping this tree with the bright red flowers of the poinciana regia (pretty) will give a very rich plant grouping with a beautiful aroma of the fistula and the attractiveness and vibrancy of the yellow and red colours, this will add richness and attractiveness to the garden.
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30-20m H. -Leaves are green from 40-30 cm long and with ovate leaflets, they are shed in winter -They have bright yellow flowers which are 40-20cm long -It gives the fruit of the cylindrical pod
Ficus Benghalensis Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
êÿÓœ Drought soil Evergreen tree
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This tree is very large and is very eye catching with its large roots that come to the ground therefore it forms a landmark wherever it is placed. It can be placed in large gardens since it can live up to 170 years, with its unique look it attracts the eyes of the viewers whenever they pass next to it.
Uses:
It should be added to a plant grouping that will not take the eyes off the enormous and great tree, this could be done with the pale colours of the plambago capensis (pretty), the light blue and white colours of the plumbago will give the benghalensis just the combination it needs to lift it up without taking it over.
Up to 30 m -Leaves are oval shaped, deep green, 25-13cm long. -Branches are growing horizontally and hanging down until they reach the ground.
Ficus Iyrata Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
êÿÓœ Moist well drained Evergreen tree 30-20m -Leaves are a variable shape, broad and narrow in the middle, 45cm long and 30cm wide, leathery texture and wavy margin -It is a very long living tree of up to 140 years -Used for shade due to its large leaves.
Comments:
This tree’s leaves are large and close to each other, they provide shade therefore also providing the feeling of protection, people will feels protected when walking under this tree in the garden and overwhelmed with its shade. It can be placed in the streets but not recommended in children’s gardens since its leaves are poisonous if ingested. It is used best in a foliage garden
Uses:
This tree can be grouped along with a shrub that has the same keywords of protection and at the same time add colour to the plant grouping, this shrub can be the Nerium Oleander, this will give the garden a protection plant grouping and at the same time has a beautiful contrast of colours.
Koelreuteria Elegans Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ıaã–ñ@bÌäbmã€Ï◊ Sandy soil June to October
Comments:
The tree is a refined and elegant tree that can be added to formal gardens, the beautiful and soft clusters of the pale pink flowers along with the light green leaves of the tree makes it a very delicate and elegant tree that increases the standards of the garden that it is placed in. Koelreuteria softness the place that it is placed in and can be used in parks as well as streets to refine them. This tree can be complimented with the soft plambago shrubs (pretty) and the Senecio Cineraria (skeleton)as a border for the plant grouping, the softness of the plumbago will add to the delicacy of the tree, the lining of the Senecio will add the contrast needed giving the garden a plant grouping that is elegant, delicate and soft adding a refined taste to the garden it is placed in.
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15-10m -Leaves are pinnate leaves up to 9cm long with an irregular edge -Flowers are small yellow orange flowers with 4 petals and 30 cm long pinnate -Tree is deciduous , spreading and round headed
Markhamia Platycalyx Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
ÈÓΩãfl Well drained soil Evergreen
Comments:
The tree with those beautiful yellow flowers gives the feeling of delicacy , it can be added therefore to small gardens and the courtyards of the houses. The bunches of leaves together gives the feeling of refined taste, it also makes the tree looks joyful, for this reason its recommended to use in children's gardens and small parks. Mediterranean gardens suit this colourful tree.
Uses:
Grouping this tree with the hibiscus (infill) will add to its refined taste and at the same time adds a little colour without overcoming the tree, this combination will make a joyful and colourful plant grouping that will suit the children gardens and the small parks that this tree is mostly placed in. Picture taken
15-10m -Leaves are in bunches, thin and wavy each 10cm long and wider at the tip -Flowers are yellow green and furry most time of the year -The tree is narrow and irregular crown.
Pinus Canariensis Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
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äb‰◊@ãiωó€a Well drained soil Evergreen Tree Up to 30m -Evergreen tree -Leaves are dark green needles and about 15cm long -Trunk is (120-60 cm)in diameter -They form large oval brown cones , 12-5cm long -Grows in an oval shape This bushiness of this tree provides the garden with a mystical and magical look, this tree gives the feeling of the magic of a story tale due to its bushiness of the leaves and the pines. it provides the garden with the mysterious mystical forest look that makes it a very dominant and beautiful looking tree. Its leaves also allow light to filter out into them increasing the feeling of magic that it gives. Foliage garden will suit this forest like tree. The airiness and the shape of the Ocimum Basilicum will go along well with this magical tree, it will add to its magic as it moves with the wind and will contrast the colour of its leaves with the dark green of the pinus, both of them will make a contrasting, appealing and mysterious plant grouping
Taxodium Distichum Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
㔸a@ÜÏè‘�€a Wet and moist soil Evergreen tree
Comments:
The tree gives the feeling of freshness when placed next to lakes and ponds, the lightness of leaves makes it move with the wind and provide the place with a fresh breeze , feeling of holiday. When the tree reaches an old age ,it becomes very large which gives it the feeling of greatness especially when its leaves move with the wind. Foliage garden due to its rough look best suits this tree.
Uses:
Adding a small shrub of hibiscus (pretty)with this tree will add to its greatness and will give a beautiful colour with the dark green leaves of the Taxodium, this plant grouping combination can be both elegant and great and will be a sort of a landmark in the garden.
30-20m -Leaves are spirally arranged deciduous stems hold needles in 2 ranks and lack buds -Planted in wet sites near lakes and ponds -Shade tree for large parks -Long aging tree can live up to 150 years
Thuja Orientalis Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
bÌÏm Well drained soil Evergreen
Comments:
The tree is very irregular therefore it can be put on the boarder of the gardens, it doesn’t have a unique character of its own, but putting it on the border will provide the people entering the garden with an aromatic smell therefore a welcoming feeling and its casual irregular look makes it informal therefore used in public and children gardens. Foliage gardens will suit this tree.
Uses:
Grouping this tree with the amaranthus tricolour on the borders of the street will help define the street and contrast the colours with the tree, this grouping will compliment the tree and its irregularity without any sophistications.
15-10m -Leaves are irregular and aromatic yellow green or mid green in colour -Irregular tree which can be made a tree or a shrub -The trunk is lined and artistic -It has an aromatic smell
Ficus Religiosa Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
äÏ–ó»€a@Êbè€@êÿÓœ Moist, well drained soil June and July
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Thistree with it’s clustered unique shape of it’s leaves gives Richnesstothe place and it also givesPrivacy due to its form which gives privcy to the houses behind it.
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This tree can add richness wherever it is found,it can be grouped with shrub like ixoraadding elegency to the richness of the tree, and by adding tecomaria capensis to this group it will add a vital effect and harmonise this group.
18-12 cm H. It is a large tree with wide spreading brancheswith glossy leathery dark green leaves 18-12 cm long with unusual tall like tips.
Bambusa Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Ïjflbi Moist soil Evergreen
Comments:
The arrangement of the bambusa in clusters in this form gives it a mysterious tropical look, they also act as wind breakers and the sound they make while blocking the wind makes them even more mysterious, can give the tropical effect due to their bamboo nature and their presence next to lakes and pond due to their need of a moist soil. Foliage garden suits the Bambusa well
Uses:
Grouping the bambusa with the acalypha will contrast the dark green colours of the bambusa with the chestnut colours of the acalypha (skeleton), this will provide the garden a tropical taste to it and the combination of the acalypha with the bambusa will make the focus stronger on the bambusa making it standout in the garden.
20-15 meters H. -Leaves are linear, lance shaped leaves of 20cm long -Trunks are slender hollow tubes that are held in clusters , joined at a node. -Fruits and flowers are rarely seen. -Planted near ponds, lakes and in courtyards
AQUATIC PLANTS SECTION.
Strelitzia Reginae Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Ú‰ßa@äÏ–ó« Rich loamy soil Evergreen slow bloomer 5-3 years
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The plant has a tropical sense to it, due to its banana like leaves, it can be placed in gardens close to the beach to enrich the feeling of the beach and the wind. When placed in clusters next to each other they give the feeling of a tropical mysterious forest due to the long and large stems of the leaves. It can be added to foliage gardens along water fronts, to give an aquatic tropical forest feeling. This plant is best placed along river sides, along with it can be added the Nymphaeacceae which will give it the delicacy needed, along with the tropical feeling of the Strelitizia, this will provide a plant grouping with a lot of freshness and showing off due to the long beautiful green leaves of the strelitzia with its orange flowers and the delicacy of the pale Nymphaeacceae flower.
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Up to 2 m -Flowers are hard beak like flowers placed at right angles to the stem, brilliant orange yellow sepals that takes about 5 years to grow. -Leaves are green grey banana like 45cm long -Grows well in coastal gardens.
Nymphaeacceae Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
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êmÏ‹€a Rich loamy soil May to October 0.7-0.5m -Flowers are star shaped ,pale blue or white flowers -Leaves are oval shaped ,cracked on the side -Grows in shallow water fronts on long roots. -Aquatic floating plant. -It has many medical advantages This flower is very common in Egypt, it is considered the main local flower of the Egyptians since the pharaohs , it is therefore a very decent and showy flower, it has a charm of its own and shines wherever it is planted, it gives the pond where it is placed in the enough decency and shows it off, its pale colours also adds to its delicacy and softness of this traditional Egyptian flower. It can be placed in formal gardens to give a decent and sophisticated look. This plant is best placed along river sides, along with it can be added the Strelitizia which will give it the tropical feeling needed, along with the delicacy of the Strelitizia, this will provide a plant grouping with a lot of freshness and showing off due to the long beautiful green leaves of the strelitzia with its orange flowers and the delicacy of the pale Nymphaeacceae flower.
CACTUS SECTION.
Agave Americana Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
“bua Moderately fertile soil August to September
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This kind cactus is ornamental and can be used in borders to define pathways, it doesn’t have many spikes to it therefore it has a pleasant shape and the contrast of the yellow with the green makes it ornamental , placing it in a foliage garden will help us define pathways in a unique way and when added to plant groupings it will decorate the garden and make it more appealing to the eye.
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Grouping this cactus with the Durenta Erecta and its yellowish green colour will make a plant grouping that is appealing to the eye and full of colour contrasts, this plant grouping is ornamental and appealing to the garden since it gives a pleasant look to the garden and a soft desert feeling to it at the same time.
2-1 m H -Evergreen cactus plant -Leaves are lance shaped and spine tipped , grey green leaves of 2m long with a yellow stroke to it -Flowers are small clusters of yellow green flowers 10-9cm long
Agave Angustifolia Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
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“bua Well drained soil March to April 1.5-1m -Leaves are narrow blue grey and erect -Desert and rock gardens -Short stemmed cactus -Short living plant of up to 10 years -Can be kept in containers in terraces This kind of cactus is very erect and spikey, it gives a feeling of energy and vibrancy to the garden, it attracts the eye due to the erect and spikey nature of the leaves. When placed in a garden it catches the eye of the people and provide the people with the feeling of energy that will lift up their sprit. Can be placed in a foliage garden Grouping this cactus with the Euphorbia milii (pretty)will add colour to the vibrancy nature of the cactus therefore increasing the energy of the overall plant grouping and giving the garden an energetic, vibrant, spikey plant grouping that attracts the eyes.
Euphorbia Lactea Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
Êaá»9 Well drained soil March to may
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The unique creased shape of the cactus provides it with a unique character that makes it grab the attention of the people when placed in a garden It can be placed in foliage type of gardens. The attention grabbing keyword of this cactus makes it shine out and appear wherever it is placed.
Uses:
This cactus can be grouped with the Agave Americana to make a desert feeling to the plant grouping, the contrast of the grey colour of the Euphorbia with the green yellowish colour of the Agave will give a distinct plant grouping of a desert feeling.
7-3m H. -Leaves are direct and fall easily -Branchy cactus with ribs -Unique creased shape of grey greenish color -Can be grown in rocky garden and home garden in the balconies.
Euphorbia Milii Local name: Soil: Blooming time: Size: Plant description:
|Óèæa@Ú◊Ïí Well drained soil All year long
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The spikes of the cactus along with its bright red flame flower, gives the feeling of rush and roughness to the plant. The plant appears rough and vibrant, it will provide protection to the owners of the gardens due to its long spikes. Can be used in foliage gardens along with other cactuses to give colour to the plant grouping.
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Grouping this cactus along with Dracaena Santa Rosa (special) will compliment the roughness that the flower has with the spikiness of the Dracaena Santa Rosa therefore giving the garden a rough plant grouping that will make an impact in the garden , this king of grouping should be kept away from children gardens.
0.9-0.8m -Leaves are bright green with sharp spines of 1cm long -Flowers are small red and radiant which blooms all time of the year -Used in desert and rock gardens -Short living plant of 9-5years
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