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

I. Climatic 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, late June to early July each year in Nanjing is the plum rain season, so potted flowers should be appropriately sheltered from rain to prevent waterlogging in the soil, which can cause root rot and plant death.

II. What flowers are suitable for growing in Nanjing

Generally speaking, field-grown flowers are more affected by the regional environment. Given Nanjing's climatic characteristics, it is relatively suitable to plant magnolia, Michelia figo (banana shrub), Osmanthus fragrans (sweet olive), Serissa japonica (snowbush), Albizia julibrissin (silk tree), Nandina domestica (heavenly bamboo), Pyracantha (firethorn), Kerria japonica (Japanese rose), Rosa chinensis (Chinese rose), yellow banksian rose (Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'), Weigela florida (oldfashioned weigela), Cornus alba (redtwig dogwood), Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet), Malus spectabilis (Chinese crabapple), Cercis chinensis (Chinese redbud), Hydrangea macrophylla (hydrangea), Rhododendron (azalea), Camellia japonica (camellia), Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush), Hypericum monogynum (golden St. John's wort), Forsythia suspensa (weeping forsythia), Orychophragmus violaceus (February orchid), Hosta plantaginea (fragrant plantain lily), Hemerocallis (daylily), Trachelospermum jasminoides (star jasmine), Hedera helix (English ivy), Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria), Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine), Cerasus serrulata (cherry blossom), Codiaeum variegatum (garden croton), Nerium oleander (oleander), Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese snowball viburnum), and so on.

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

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