What flowers are suitable for growing in Tai'an, and what are the city flower and city tree?
1. Climatic Characteristics of Tai'an
Tai'an has a temperate continental semi-humid monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall: dry and windy springs, hot and rainy summers, crisp and clear autumns, and cold winters with little snow. So for most of the common plants we see, Tai'an is quite suitable for growing them.
2. What Flowers Are Suitable for Growing in Tai'an
Generally speaking, ground-planted plants are more strongly affected by the regional environment. Given Tai'an's geographical location and climatic characteristics, it is relatively suitable to plant crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), magnolia (Magnolia), silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), crabapple (Malus), purple-leaf plum (Prunus cerasifera), Japanese late cherry (Prunus serrulata), ornamental peach (Prunus persica), staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina), Spanish dagger (Yucca gloriosa), yucca (Yucca), tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), kerria (Kerria japonica), winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), lilac (Syringa), Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis), spiraea (Spiraea), elm-leaved spirea (Spiraea trilobata), false spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia), hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), weigela (Weigela florida), rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), wisteria (Wisteria), honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora), iris (Iris), daylily (Hemerocallis), February orchid (Orychophragmus violaceus), hosta (Hosta), heuchera (Heuchera), astilbe (Astilbe), sage (Salvia), stonecrop (Sedum), speedwell (Veronica), water hyacinth (Pontederia), powdery thalia (Thalia dealbata), arrowhead (Sagittaria), Dutch aster (Aster novi-belgii), and sweet flag (Acorus calamus), and so on.
3. What Are Tai'an's City Flower and City Tree
Tai'an's city flower is the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), and its city tree is the Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica). As Tai'an's city flower, crape myrtle is planted in streets and alleys and in residential courtyards throughout the city. In a courtyard at Luohanya in Tai'an, there is even a crape myrtle close to a hundred years old, which blooms brilliantly every year during its flowering season, a feast for the eyes. As for the city tree, the Chinese scholar tree, it serves as an excellent street tree in Tai'an and is deeply loved by the people of Tai'an, so it was designated as the city's street tree.