What flowers are suitable for growing in Nanjing? A full breakdown of the city flower and city tree

1. Climate characteristics of Nanjing

Nanjing has a northern subtropical humid climate, with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. Winter and summer are relatively long, while spring and autumn are relatively short. For most of the plants we are familiar with, Nanjing is quite suitable for cultivation. However, from late June to early July each year, Nanjing has its plum rain season, so potted flowers should be properly sheltered from rain to avoid soil waterlogging that can cause root rot and plant death.

2. What flowers are suitable for growing in Nanjing

Generally speaking, field-planted flowers are more affected by the regional environment. Given Nanjing's climate characteristics, it is more suitable to plant magnolia, banana shrub, osmanthus, serissa, silk tree, nandina, firethorn, kerria, Chinese rose, yellow wood rose, weigela, red twig dogwood, wintersweet, crabapple, redbud, hydrangea, azalea, camellia, edgeworthia, hypericum, forsythia, February orchid, hosta, daylily, star jasmine, ivy, wisteria, jasmine, cherry blossom, croton, oleander, Chinese snowball viburnum, and so on.

3. What are Nanjing's city flower and city tree

Nanjing's city flower is the plum blossom, and its city tree is the deodar cedar. Because the plum blossom has a resilient character and a long history of cultivation in Nanjing, plum blossoms were already planted in Nanjing as early as the Six Dynasties, and today there are even ancient plum stumps in Nanjing that are 550-600 years old. As for the city tree, the deodar cedar, it serves as a street tree for Nanjing's landscaping. It has a tall and majestic appearance and a firm and strong character, and is deeply loved by the general public.