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

1. Climate characteristics of Shuozhou

Shuozhou has a temperate continental monsoon climate, which is characterized by distinct four seasons. In spring, there is a lot of rain and snow, strong winds and sand, and droughts often occur; in summer, rainfall is concentrated, and there are often heavy rain, rainstorms, or hail; in autumn, there is little rain, and the climate is cool in the mornings and evenings and hot at noon; in winter, there is more wind and less snow, and the climate is cold.

2. What flowers are suitable for growing in Shuozhou?

Considering the climate characteristics of Shuozhou, most plants can be planted, but drainage must be done well during the rainy season. If it is planted in the ground, it will be seriously affected by the region, so it is best to plant some plants with strong cold resistance. For example, plants such as cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, wintersweets, elmleaf plums, osmanthus, lilacs, hollyhocks, camellias, crabapples, jasmines, forsythias, pansies, violets, daisies, peonies, daylilies, and wisteria can be planted. If it is a potted plant, it is less affected by the region and most long-term potted plants can be planted. For example, rubber tree, anthurium, white anthurium, green radish, spider plant, monstera, mint, weeping angel, money tree, ivy, bougainvillea, kalanchoe, Clivia, tiger skin plant, cactus, etc.

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

The city flower of Shuozhou is hollyhock, also known as the harmony flower, and the local people call it big flower. It has a beautiful meaning, implying harmonious co-prosperity, ethnic integration, and generosity, and has a very broad mass base in the local area. The city tree of Shuozhou is the small-leaved poplar, which grows against the wind, unafraid of wind and snow, and not minding barrenness. It symbolizes the indomitable spirit and is a witness to the Shuozhou people's arduous struggle against wind and sand. Therefore, people set the city flower as hollyhock and the city tree as small-leaved poplar.