What flowers are suitable for growing in Jinan? An introduction to the city flower and city tree as well

I. Climatic characteristics of Jinan

Jinan is located in the mid-latitude zone and has a temperate monsoon climate, mainly influenced by atmospheric circulation, which makes Jinan's climate mild with four distinct seasons: dry and rain-scarce in spring, warm and rainy in summer, dry and cool in autumn, and cold with little snow in winter, so for most plants, Jinan is quite suitable for planting.

II. What flowers are suitable for growing in Jinan

Generally speaking, ground-planted plants are more affected by the regional environment. Given Jinan's geographical location and climatic characteristics, it is relatively suitable to plant Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata), cherry blossom, silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), crabapple, lilac, ornamental peach, crape myrtle, redbud, Chinese rose, weigela, forsythia, elm-leaved spirea, hydrangea, spirea, pomegranate, winter jasmine, wintersweet, rose of Sharon, wisteria, rose, pearl bush, kerria, yellow rose, golden bell flower, staghorn sumac, Chinese snowball, lotus, water lily, Yucca gloriosa, nandina, firethorn, Boston ivy, hosta, petunia, ornamental kale, pansy, daylily, Hylotelephium erythrostictum, and so on.

III. What are Jinan's city flower and city tree

Jinan's city flower is the lotus, and its city tree is the willow. It is not at all surprising that the lotus is Jinan's city flower, because Jinan's most famous feature is the shore of Daming Lake. What is planted in Daming Lake is the lotus that emerges from the mud unstained, and the banks along the lakeshore are even more filled with weeping willows. When a breeze blows, the weeping willows gently brush the water's surface, with lotuses setting each other off, showing the world that this is Jinan.