What flowers are suitable for growing in Tianjin? Introduction to the city flower and city tree

1. Climatic characteristics of Tianjin

Tianjin is located in the northern temperate zone, on the east coast of the mid-latitude Eurasian continent, and has a warm temperate semi-humid monsoon climate, mainly governed by monsoon circulation, though the influence of the maritime climate on Tianjin is also quite noticeable. Judging from Tianjin's geographical location and climate, the area has four distinct seasons, with windy and rain-scarce springs, hot and humid summers, moderate cold and warmth in autumn, and cold and dry winters, so given Tianjin's climatic characteristics, most flowers are relatively suitable for planting locally.

2. What flowers are suitable for growing in Tianjin

Generally speaking, ground-planted plants are greatly affected by the regional environment. Given Tianjin's climatic characteristics, it is relatively suitable to plant Chinese rose, silk tree, magnolia, peach, ornamental peach, elm-leaved spirea, forsythia, golden bell flower, lilac, redbud, yellow rose, rose of Sharon, pomegranate, yucca, winter jasmine, red-twig dogwood, honeysuckle, kerria, wisteria, Chinese trumpet creeper, wild rose, scarlet sage, hollyhock, Chinese peony, petunia, daylily, variegated periwinkle, sea lavender, Japanese quince, crape myrtle, hosta, verbena, dianthus, canna, fringed iris, coreopsis, and so on.

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

Tianjin's city flower is the Chinese rose, and its city tree is the velvet ash, because Tianjin has long been known as the “home of Chinese roses”, while the velvet ash is the main tree species for Tianjin's street trees and residential areas, so in 1984, after citizen selection, recommendation by the Municipal Bureau of Parks and the Horticultural Society, and approval by the Standing Committee of the People's Congress, the Chinese rose and the velvet ash were designated as Tianjin's city flower and city tree.