What flowers are suitable for growing in Baoding? An introduction to the city flower and city tree

I. Climatic characteristics of Baoding

Baoding has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons: dry and windy springs, hot and rainy summers, crisp and clear autumns, and cold, dry winters. Precipitation is mainly concentrated from June to August, so it is suitable for most plants to be grown in Baoding; you only need to pay attention to drainage during the rainy season.

II. What flowers are suitable for growing in Baoding

Generally speaking, plants grown in the ground are greatly affected by the regional environment. Given Baoding's geographical location and climatic characteristics, it is relatively suitable to grow Chaenomeles speciosa (flowering quince), Prunus persica 'Duplex' (ornamental peach), Prunus cerasifera f. atropurpurea (purple-leaf plum), Prunus triloba (flowering almond), chrysanthemum, Chinese rose, iris, lily, rose, magnolia, Albizia julibrissin (silk tree), Koelreuteria paniculata (goldenrain tree), Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac), cherry blossom, Hibiscus syriacus (rose of Sharon), Forsythia suspensa (weeping forsythia), lilac, winter jasmine, Weigela florida (old-fashioned weigela), Cornus alba (red twig dogwood), Yucca gloriosa (Spanish dagger), Hylotelephium spectabile (showy stonecrop), Canna indica (canna lily), Hemerocallis (daylily), Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf), Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife), Trifolium repens (white clover), Hosta plantaginea (fragrant plantain lily), Petunia hybrida (petunia), Viola tricolor (pansy), Cleome hassleriana (spider flower), and so on.

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

Baoding's city flowers are the chrysanthemum and the Chinese rose, and its city tree is the Chinese scholartree (Sophora japonica). As one of China's top ten famous flowers, the chrysanthemum has a long history of cultivation in Baoding. Every year on National Day, October 1, a chrysanthemum exhibition is held on Baoding's People's Square, and later, with the approval of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress, the chrysanthemum and the Chinese rose were designated as the city's city flowers. As for the city tree, the Chinese scholartree, it also symbolizes good fortune and happiness, so Baoding designated the Chinese scholartree as the city's city tree.