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

I. Climate characteristics of Suzhou

Suzhou has a subtropical monsoon maritime climate, with four distinct seasons, mild weather year-round, and abundant rainfall. It rarely snows in winter, so most plants are quite suitable for growing in Suzhou. In addition, because the air humidity in Suzhou is relatively high, some moisture-loving plants can grow very vigorously in Suzhou, such as arrowroot, maidenhair fern, staghorn fern, Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa), and so on.

II. What flowers are suitable for growing in Suzhou

Generally speaking, ground-planted plants are greatly affected by the regional environment. Given the climate conditions of Suzhou, it is relatively suitable to plant osmanthus, camellia, magnolia, azalea, serissa (Serissa japonica), Hypericum, gardenia, bottlebrush? no, fragrant plantain lily (Hosta plantaginea)? Let me correct: fragrant plantain lily is "bottle orchid"? It is Hosta? Actually fragrant plantain lily refers to "Hosta plantaginea"? Hmm, fragrant plantain lily may be "fragrant plantain lily" (Hosta plantaginea). I will translate as fragrant plantain lily (Hosta plantaginea). banana shrub (Michelia figo), peony (Paeonia lactiflora), Chinese rose, tree peony, crabapple, crape myrtle, rose of Sharon, plum blossom, peach blossom, lilac, redbud, winter jasmine, hydrangea, forsythia, kerria, Viburnum macrocephalum, black-eyed Susan, Hall crabapple, pearl bush? false spirea is "false spirea" (Sorbaria sorbifolia), cotton rose, wintersweet, African daisy, pomegranate, star jasmine, wisteria, firecracker vine, trumpet creeper, daylily, hosta, amaryllis, saxifrage, Dendrobium orchid, lotus, water lily, arrowhead, and so on.

III. What are the city flower and city tree of Suzhou

The city flower of Suzhou is osmanthus, and the city tree is camphor. Because osmanthus has a very long planting history in Suzhou, every household in local villages in Suzhou plants osmanthus trees at their doorsteps, and local people also call osmanthus "muxi flower," giving osmanthus unique meaning and emotion. Camphor stays evergreen through the four seasons, does not shed leaves in winter, and only replaces its new leaves in spring and summer. As the main street tree in Suzhou, camphor was designated as the city tree of Suzhou.