Plants
There are more than 1,000 species of plants in the gardens, mostly indigenous to tropical and sub-tropical regions. It includes some rare species like the Dawn Redwood and the local Ailanthus. Besides these, some species which can produce flowers throughout the year can also be found there, like the Hong Kong Orchid Tree.
Different Species are grown in the Thematic gardens in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Read more about this topic: Hong Kong Zoological And Botanical Gardens
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—Philip Yordan (b. 1913)
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And buds new blown, to have so short a date,
Is by his hand alone that guides nature and fate.”
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