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
Famous quotes containing the word plants:
“Probably if our lives were more conformed to nature, we should not need to defend ourselves against her heats and colds, but find her our constant nurse and friend, as do plants and quadrupeds.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“He who plants a tree
Plants a hope.”
—Lucy Larcom (1826–1893)
“We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in our unplanned breeding of ourselves.”
—A.J. (Arnold Joseph)