What flowers are suitable for growing in Dandong? What are the city flowers and trees?

1. Climate characteristics of Dandong

Dandong has a warm temperate humid monsoon climate with an average annual rainfall of 800-1200 mm. It is the region with the highest rainfall in the northern region, and the rainy season is mostly concentrated in the summer. Affected by the monsoon, the seasonal changes are obvious and the four seasons are distinct. Spring is the transitional season and lasts the longest. In summer, rainfall is concentrated and the climate is hot and humid. Autumn is long and cool. Winter is the longest, with cold and dry weather.

2. What flowers are suitable for growing in Dandong?

Considering Dandong's climate environment, many plants are suitable for cultivation. However, ground planting is more seriously affected by the region. The winter is long and the climate is cold, so it is best to plant some plants with strong cold resistance. For example, honeysuckle, plum blossom, wintersweet, lilac, peony, rose, peony, azalea, daffodil, primrose, jasmine, forsythia, pansy, violet, cherry blossom, hibiscus, crape myrtle, magnolia, trumpet creeper, clematis, camellia, tulip, pearl bush, ginkgo, chrysanthemum, hosta, daylily, pansy, etc. If it is a potted plant, it is easy to manage, is less affected by the region, and there is heating indoors, so common potted plants can be cultivated. For example, evergreen, monstera, white palm, anthurium, cactus, aloe, clivia, Christmas cactus, tiger skin orchid, kalanchoe, mint, weeping angel, green ivy, lucky bamboo, ivy, money tree, etc. Just move it indoors in winter and it will survive the winter well.

3. What are Dandong's city flowers and trees?

The city flower of Dandong is azalea, which has bright colors, high ornamental value, strong adaptability, a certain degree of cold resistance, and can grow well. Not only that, it also represents the pure and beautiful hearts of Dandong citizens, so it was chosen as the city flower of Dandong. The city tree of Dandong is the Ginkgo tree. Ginkgo grows slowly but has a long lifespan and has a cultivation history of thousands of years in Dandong. There are many ginkgo trees in Dandong city, many of which have a history of 300-500 years. In 1984, the ginkgo tree was designated as Dandong's city tree.