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Plants growing in HKU Edible Spaces

Catnip

Catnip

貓薄荷

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Echinacea

Echinacea

紫錐菊

coming soon

Holy Basil

Holy Basil

聖羅勒

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Cherry Pepper

Cherry Pepper

櫻桃辣椒

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 Loosestrife

Loosestrife

珍珠菜

Perennial herb, with stems that are purplish-red in colour, usually hairless; leaves are pinnately compound, with serrated margins.
多年生草本植物,莖帶紫紅色,通常無毛;葉片羽狀分裂,小葉葉緣鋸齒狀。

Acmella oleracea

Acmella oleracea

金鈕扣

Annual herb, with ovate-lanceolate leaves; produces a capitulum (flower head), and flowers are yellow when in bloom.
一年生草本,葉片卵狀披針形;頭狀花序,開花時為黃色。

Bunching onion

Bunching onion

三星蔥

The leaf is green and has a hollow, cylindrical shape; the stem near the root is white.

葉身綠色,為中空圓筒形;接近根部的莖為白色,稱為「蔥白」

Sorrel

Sorrel

酸模

The leaves are long oval or lance-shaped, with red veins.
葉片呈長橢圓形或槍形,帶紅色葉脈

Chinese Chive

Chinese Chive

韭菜

Leaves are flat and slender. Columnar stems grow to support the blossoms when flowering
韭菜葉扁而細長,開花時會長出柱狀莖枝以支撐花朵

Pineapple Sage

Pineapple Sage

鳳梨鼠尾草

Bright red flowers, leaves with a pineapple flavour
鮮紅色的花,葉帶有鳳梨味

Periwinkle

Periwinkle

長春花

又名日日春。有毒,不可食用。多年生草本,葉先端有小尖頭。

Ginger mint

Ginger mint

薑薄荷

coming soon...

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