Plant pairing is the best way to tell the story of each plant.

As plant introduction and promotion deepen both at home and abroad, the range of species available for green-space planting design has become increasingly rich, but achieving a continuous, colorful plant landscape across every season is no easy task.

Phenology experts divide plant flowering times according to the seasons and find that in every season, plants of different flower colors are in bloom.

Therefore, when considering the configuration and layout of plants in green spaces, we may follow the principle of "continuous flowering overall, diverse flower colors; concentrated flowering and flower colors locally," so that green spaces present plants of various flower colors and different landscape states as time passes.

Below, taking the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region as an example, we share plant pairing demonstrations from early spring to late winter.

Late Winter to Early Spring

From late December to February of the following year, the plants that bloom in succession include Mediterranean spurge, wintersweet, camellia sasanqua, plum blossom, dogwood, white magnolia, early cherry, and others.

Among them, Mediterranean spurge can be used as a sun-loving lower-layer landscape plant; from December it bears dense, highly ornamental pink flower buds, and in February it opens white or pink flowers, with the flowering period continuing until April. Camellia sasanqua comes in many flower colors such as red, pink, and white, with a flowering period from December to February of the following year, and can be used as a lower-layer or middle-layer flowering shrub. Wintersweet's main flowering period is from January to February, with waxy, creamy-yellow flowers. Plum blossom, white magnolia, and early cherry are all upper-layer flowering trees; plum blossom comes in red, pink, white, and other colors, while the flowers of white magnolia and early cherry are both snow-white, and some early cherry varieties have deep purplish-red calyces, so at full bloom their overall flower color is white with a slight red blush.

Mid-Spring to Early Summer

From March to May is the period when flowering plants are most abundant. Arranged in shifted positions across the three spatial layers of upper, middle, and lower, a variety of main flower combinations can be chosen in succession as time goes on, such as the combination of saucer magnolia, hall crabapple, and winter jasmine; the combination of purple magnolia, Japanese kerria, and bridal wreath spirea; and the combination of late cherry, Chinese redbud, and golden bells.

Mid-Summer to Early Autumn

From June to August, typical spatial plant combinations are mainly combinations of upper-layer trees with lower-layer flowering shrubs and herbaceous flowers, such as the combination of southern magnolia and bigleaf hydrangea; the combination of crape myrtle and hosta; and the combination of oleander and sea hibiscus.

Mid-Autumn to Early Winter

From September to November there are not many flowering trees, with only osmanthus available for viewing in the early part; shrubs are mainly cassia and long-flowering roses, while herbaceous flowers mainly include spider lily, chrysanthemum, and Farfugium japonicum. During this period, autumn foliage and fruit-bearing plants are usually combined with flowers to form combinations of autumn color, cones, and groundcover flowers, such as the combination of goldenrain tree and spider lily; the combination of ginkgo, cassia, and chrysanthemum; and the combination of soapberry and red woodsorrel.

After seeing so much at once, do you find it hard to digest? Don't worry, scroll down, and one image will help you understand the solar terms of flowering!

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