關於麗寶植物生態
繁星花 Egyptian Star Cluster
生性強健，耐旱又耐高溫，多年生宿根性草本植物，花期春末至夏季。花呈聚繖花序排列，開於莖頂或腋芽頂端。小花呈筒狀，花冠五裂呈星形；顏色有紅、紫、粉紅、白色等。
Egyptian star cluster is native to Africa and Yemen. It is known for its wide use as a garden plant where it often accompanies butterfly gardens. It stays under 60 cm tall in the garden, but the species can reach over 180 cm tall in the wild.
軟枝黃蟬 Golden Trumpet
軟枝黃蟬為常綠性灌木，蔓性，全株平滑，四至十二月間開花，花蕾的形狀和顏色均如即將羽化之蟬蛹，花色鮮黃，故名「軟枝黃蟬」。
Golden trumpet, common trumpetvine, or yellow allamanda is native to Brazil. It is commonly seen as a landscape ornamental in tropical locations and can be pruned into a shrub form. If not pruned, it can reach 6 meter.
姑婆芋 Giant Elephant`s Ear
姑婆芋長得很像芋頭，因此被誤食的機率很大，分辨姑婆芋和芋頭的方法，便是把水灑在葉片上，會擴散成一攤水的就是姑婆芋，若是水滴成顆粒狀，就是芋頭。
Giant elephant’s ear, also called Asian taro, is native to East and Southeast Asia. It can be used as medicine for the treatment of common cold in North Vietnam. The plant is inedible and there are several cases of food poisoning in Japan.
春不老 Ceylon Ardisia
春不老新芽新葉略帶紅色，耐風、耐陰、抗瘠，常做為綠籬、庭園美化、大型盆栽等。被廣種為綠籬和園藝作物，果實是鳥類食物。
Ceylon Ardisia is a shrub native to the Philippines that grows to 2.5 meters tall. In the Philippines, the flowers and fruits are cooked as a flavoring with fish and a paste of leaves is applied to a wound to promote healing.
艷錦竹芋 Never-never plant
園藝栽培種，葉長橢圓狀披針形，葉面墨綠、白綠、淡粉紅、玫瑰紅等色塊夾雜，偶有羽狀斑點，葉背紫褐、暗紫色，表面有光澤，具明顯葉柄，又稱彩葉竹芋、彩虹竹芋、三色竹芋。
Never-never plant or the giant bamburanta is native to Brazil. The never-never plant is an evergreen perennial and a popular houseplant kept in indoor gardens, but it can be kept outside in the balcony garden in warmer climates.
小百日草 Narrowleaf Zinnia
百日草屬品系之一，植株高約十五公分，低矮、耐熱，莖直立或斜伸，老株略呈匍匐性，分枝性良好，菊科百日草屬一年生草本植物。
Narrowleaf Zinnia is a herbaceous flowering plant native to northern and western Mexico. Hybrids between Z. angustifolia and other species of Zinna are popular garden plants. It is an annual or perennial growing up to 50 cm tall.
九重葛 Paper Flower
多年生藤狀灌木，花小不顯著，花苞特別大而明顯，有紫、紅白、橙黃或深紅等色，花期常見於冬、春季。苞片三片合生，質地很薄有如紙張，因此又被稱做「Paper Flower」。
Paper flower is a species of flowering plant native to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina’s Chubut Province. It grows as a woody vine or shrub, reaching 4.5 to 12 meters with heart-shaped leaves and thorny stems.
斑葉海桐 Tobira Pittosporum
海桐科海桐屬灌木植物，園藝栽培種海桐品種之一，枝條平滑多分枝，常二、三叉分歧，常簇生於枝端，簇生枝梢之葉呈對生或近輪生，葉緣或葉面有乳白、乳黃色斑紋。
Other common names: Australian laurel, Japanese pittosporum, mock orange and Japanese cheesewood. It is native to Japan, China, and Korea, used throughout the world as an ornamental plant in landscaping.
刺桐 Indian Coral Tree
落葉性的大喬木，樹皮有凹凸紋路，枝幹有刺，老枝灰白，無刺；高可達 6~12 公尺，花朵紅色美麗，可栽作觀賞樹木。
Indian coral tree, tiger’s claw or sunshine tree is native to eastern Africa, the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Indian coral tree is valued as an ornamental tree. It is a thorny deciduous tree growing to 6~12 meters tall.