What flowers are suitable for growing in Dalian, and what are the city flower and city tree

I. Climatic characteristics of Dalian

Dalian is located in the warm temperate zone and has a temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, with no severe cold in winter and no extreme heat in summer, and abundant rainfall, so most plants are relatively suitable for planting in Dalian.

II. What flowers are suitable for growing in Dalian

Generally speaking, ground-planted plants are greatly affected by the regional environment. Given Dalian's geographical location and climatic characteristics, it is relatively suitable to plant Chinese lilac (Syringa oblata), forsythia (Forsythia suspensa), rose (Rosa multiflora), Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora), Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis), Amur maple (Acer ginnala), magnolia (Magnolia denudata), winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), Amur lilac (Syringa reticulata subsp. amurensis), crabapple (Malus spectabilis), Chinese snowball viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum), sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans), Aglaia odorata, crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), nandina (Nandina domestica), silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), purple-leaf plum (Prunus cerasifera f. atropurpurea), staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina), Manchurian cherry (Prunus maackii), mountain ash (Sorbus pohuashanensis), mountain peach (Prunus davidiana), weigela (Weigela florida), rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), ornamental peach (Prunus persica), cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), elm-leaved spirea (Spiraea trilobata), yellow rose (Rosa xanthina), redbud (Cercis chinensis), azalea (Rhododendron), Chinese snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum), Caragana arborescens, spiraea (Spiraea), kerria (Kerria japonica), false spiraea (Sorbaria sorbifolia), honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), petunia (Petunia hybrida), hosta (Hosta plantaginea), iris (Iris), daylily (Hemerocallis), Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora), bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Chinese pink (Dianthus chinensis), cockscomb (Celosia cristata), and so on.

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

Dalian's city flower is the Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis), and its city tree is the pagoda tree (Sophora japonica). The Chinese rose has been cultivated in China for over a thousand years and is one of China's top ten famous flowers, symbolizing elegance and courage, which matches Dalian's spirit, so the Chinese rose was designated as the city's flower. As for the city tree, the pagoda tree, it is an excellent street tree for greening in Dalian, symbolizing unyielding vitality, and is deeply loved by Dalian residents, so the pagoda tree was designated as the city's tree.