What flowers are suitable for growing in Tai'an? Introduction to the city flower and city tree

I. Climate characteristics of Tai'an

Tai'an has a temperate continental semi-humid monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall: dry and windy springs, hot and rainy summers, clear and crisp autumns, and cold winters with little snow. So for most of the common plants we know, Tai'an is quite suitable for growing them.

II. What flowers are suitable for growing in Tai'an

Generally speaking, ground-planted plants are greatly affected by the regional environment. Given Tai'an's geographical location and climate characteristics, it is relatively suitable for planting crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), magnolia (Magnolia), silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), crabapple (Malus), purple-leaf plum (Prunus cerasifera), Japanese late cherry (Prunus serrulata), ornamental peach (Prunus persica), staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina), Spanish dagger (Yucca gloriosa), Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa), tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), kerria (Kerria japonica), winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), lilac (Syringa), Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis), bridal wreath spirea (Spiraea), flowering almond (Prunus triloba), false spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia), bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), weigela (Weigela florida), rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora), iris (Iris), daylily (Hemerocallis), Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus), hosta (Hosta), coral bells (Heuchera), astilbe (Astilbe), sage (Salvia), stonecrop (Sedum), speedwell (Veronica), water hyacinth (Monochoria korsakowii), powdery alligator-flag (Thalia dealbata), arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia), New York aster (Aster novi-belgii), sweet flag (Acorus calamus), and so on.

III. What are Tai'an's city flower and city tree

Tai'an's city flower is the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), and its city tree is the Chinese scholartree (Sophora japonica). As Tai'an's city flower, the crape myrtle is planted in streets and alleys and in residential courtyards throughout the city. In a courtyard at Luohan Cliff in Tai'an, there is even a crape myrtle nearly a hundred years old, which blooms splendidly every year during its flowering season, a truly beautiful sight. As for the city tree, the Chinese scholartree, it serves as an excellent street tree in Tai'an and is deeply loved by the people of Tai'an, so it was designated as the city's street tree.