關於麗寶植物生態
華盛頓椰子 California Fan Palm
華盛頓椰子是優美的庭園樹,生性強健,不須特別照顧,常綠喬木高 8~20 公尺,樹幹粗壯通直圓柱狀,樹冠以下披滿垂下的枯葉。
Native to the southwestern United States; also known as desert fan palm, or California palm. The leaves spread from the top of the tree while old, dead leaves hang down against the trunk, like a shelter for birds, insects and small rodents.
熊貓仙丹 Ixora Chinensis ‘Sheena’
常綠灌木仙丹花品種,由於開花性很好、株型較矮、耐寒等特性,也是目前最受歡迎的仙丹花品種。
Jungle geranium, flame of the woods or jungle flame is native to Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. Numerous named cultivars differ in flower colour (yellow, pink, orange) and plant size. Popular cultivars are dwarfs, usually under 90 cm.
枝垂櫻 Weeping Cherry
枝垂櫻,纖細有如垂柳般的枝條加上瀑布般盛開的花朵,只要看過就會深深喜愛她,花期二月上旬的早春櫻花。
Also called winter-flowering cherry, spring cherry, Higan cherry, or rosebud cherry. It is a small deciduous tree originating in Japan. Its white to pink flowers may emerge from autumn through to spring. Grows vigorously up to 4~8 meters tall and wide.
薜荔 Climbing Fig
薜荔有耐陰及向上攀爬生長的習性,可讓它攀爬於壁面當爬牆植物,是極佳的綠化觀葉植物。果實為隱花果,倒圓錐狀球形,可做「愛玉凍」食用,只是薜荔果膠含量比愛玉子少。
Climbing fig or creeping fig is a species of flowering plant native to East Asia and naturalized in parts of the United States that also found in cultivation as a houseplant. It is a woody evergreen vine growing to 2.5~4 meters.
翠蘆莉 Britton’s Wild Petunia
株高 20~100公分花冠藍紫色。翠蘆莉花色除最常見的藍紫色外,尚有粉紅色及白色,花期極長,春至秋季均可開花,花繁葉茂、花姿秀麗,適合庭園成簇美化。
Britton’s wild petunia, Mexican petunia or Texas petunia is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It grows well in sun and shade; very heat tolerant; moderately salt tolerant, and drought tolerant.
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.
黃紋萬年麻 Mauritius-Hemp
大型多肉植物,全株呈半球形,莖短,植株高可達 1.5 公尺,直徑可達 2.4 公尺。葉緣波浪彎曲, 葉面有乳黃色和淡綠色縱紋,葉片終年不凋萎。
Mauritius-hemp or Green-aloe is native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It is an evergreen perennial subshrub, stemless or with a short stem up to 1 meter tall. The leaves are sword-shaped, 1~1.8 m long and 10~15 cm broad.
茄苳 Autumn Maple
常生於海拔 800 公尺以下山地中或平原栽培,為熱帶和亞熱帶常綠季雨林中的主要樹種,在土層深厚、濕潤肥沃的砂質壤土生長特別良好。
Also known as bishopwood, Java cedar, and Toog tree. Autumn maple is native to China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. It may reach 30 meters in native forests, though 15~20 meters on open sites. The Thao, Taiwanese aborigine, consider it a sacred tree.
鵝掌藤 Scandent Scheffera
鵝掌藤為著生攀緣灌木,小葉長橢圓形,修剪後是優良之籬垣;也是室內觀葉植物,本屬有 150 多種,鵝掌藤的葉片,日照充足時是亮綠色,日照不足則會變成深綠色。
Known as dwarf umbrella tree as it appears to be a smaller version of the umbrella tree, Schefflera actinophylla. It is native to Taiwan and Hainan growing to 8~9 meters; free-standing, or clinging to the trunks of other trees.
