Grasses, Sedges, Cattails & Allies - Poales
Native / Non-native
Bamboos, Canes & Allies - Bambusoideae
Shiuying Bamboo - Arundinaria shiuyingiana Punting Pole Bamboo - Bambusa pervariabilis Buddha's Belly Bamboo - Bambusa ventricosa Common Bamboo - Bambusa vulgaris Golden Bamboo - Bambusa vulgaris "Vittata" Bromeliads - Bromeliceae Pineapple - Ananas comosus Foolproof Plant - Billbergia pyramidalis Scarlet Star - Guzmania lingulata |
Sedges - Cyperaceae
Chinese Sedge - Carex chinensis Umbrella Plant - Cyperus involucratus Uni-Spike Kyllinga - Cyperus mindorensis Gloomy Saw-Sedge - Gahnia tristis Wooded Hypolytrum - Hypolytrum nemorum Chinese Scaleseed Sedge - Lepidosperma chinense Pipeworts - Eriocaulaceae Six-Angular Pipewort - Eriocaulon sexangulare |
Grasses - Poaceae
Australian Bluestem - Bothriochloa bladhii Lalang Grass - Imperata cylindrica var. Major Bearded Duck-Beak - Ischaemum barbatum Redtop - Melinis repens Silver Grass - Miscanthus sp. Running Mountain Grass - Oplismenus compositus Bristly Fox-Tail - Setaria verticillata Yellow-Eyed Grasses - Xyridaceae Onion Grass - Xyris pauciflora |
Bamboos, Canes & Allies - Bambusoideae
Shiuying Bamboo 秀英竹 Arundinaria shiuyingiana
Punting Pole Bamboo 撐篙竹 Bambusa pervariabilis
Buddha's Belly Bamboo 佛肚竹 Bambusa ventricosa
This bulbous bamboo is native to Vietnam and Guangdong province.
Common Bamboo 龍頭竹 Bambusa vulgaris
The most common type of bamboo in the tropics and subtropics.
Golden Bamboo / Stripe Bamboo 黃金間碧竹 Bambusa vulgaris "Vittata"
A variety of common bamboo, often grown for its ornamental value.
Bromeliads - Bromeliaceae
Pineapple 菠蘿 Ananas comosus
The pineapple is grown optimally between 16 and 32 degrees centigrade. It is sometimes propagated by villagers in the New Territories. It takes around two years for the fruit to mature.