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

1. Shanghai's Climate Characteristics

Shanghai has a subtropical monsoon climate with abundant sunshine, plentiful rainfall and four distinct seasons. The overall climate is mild and humid, with long winters and summers and short springs and autumns. The climate in this area is relatively suitable. When planting flowers, just pay attention to draining accumulated water in time during the rainy season and do a good job of flood prevention.

2. What flowers are suitable for growing in Shanghai?

The climate in Shanghai is suitable, and most plants are suitable for cultivation and can grow well. You can grow peach, crape myrtle, purple bamboo, elmleaf plum, albizzia, durian, camellia sasanqua, gardenia, hydrangea, water lily, Hypericum, pittosporum, petunia, marigold, salvia, sunflower, dahlia, cosmos, amaryllis, spider plant, begonia, marigold, primrose, azalea, pyracantha, spirea, cosmea, veronica, pansy, iris, loosestrife, lotus, camellia, magnolia, etc. Planting in the ground is greatly affected by the region. If it is potted, common potted plants can be maintained. For example, green ivy, spider plant, Guanyin bamboo, weeping Guanyin, monstera, narcissus, variegated taro, etc. The temperature of potted plants can be well controlled in summer and winter, and they can be moved indoors in time to avoid rain during the rainy season, so maintenance is relatively simple.

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

The city flower of Shanghai is white magnolia. Because white magnolia symbolizes the spirit of pioneering and striving for progress, it is deeply loved by local people. After selection by citizens and recommendation by the Gardening Bureau, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress reviewed and approved the decision to designate white magnolia as the city flower. In addition, there is currently no clear statement about Shanghai's city tree, but among the people, there are two opinions about the city tree, one is the camphor tree and the other is the sycamore tree. The camphor tree can be used as a landscape tree as well as a Feng Shui tree, which has beautiful meanings. The plane tree is an excellent street tree, known as the king of street trees, and is a common street tree species in Shanghai.