What is the city flower of Haining?

Osmanthus fragrans, commonly known as zingiberaceae, Lagerstroemia, deciduous flowering trees. Osmanthus fragrans has beautiful shape, colorful curves, smooth trunk and soft branches. Flowering in summer, with few flowers, lasts for 5 months. When the flowers bloom, the petals are close together, surrounded by layers, wrinkled and delicate in color, which is a landscape tree species with great ornamental value.

Lagerstroemia indica originated in south-central China and can be divided into Lagerstroemia indica, Lagerstroemia indica from Yin Wei and Lagerstroemia indica from Cuiwei. It has strong adaptability to environmental conditions, likes light, is drought-resistant and cold-resistant, and thrives in acidic soil and warm and humid climate conditions. Because the branches are dry, pale and moist, quaint and rare, and have strong germination ability, pruning resistance and easy shaping, they are good materials for making bonsai.

Lagerstroemia indica, as a native tree species in Haining, not only has high ornamental value and humanistic and historical value, but also has the anti-pollution ability of adsorbing dust and resisting toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide, hydrogen fluoride and chlorine. It is an ideal flower for greening the city and beautifying the environment. Planting Lagerstroemia indica alone or in clusters on lawns, forest edges, roadsides and garden pools can create extraordinary landscape effects.