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

1. Climate characteristics of Lhasa

Lhasa has a plateau mountain climate with mostly sunny weather throughout the year, no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. Rainfall is scarce, with an annual precipitation of 200-510 mm, concentrated in June-September, with frequent night rains. The highest temperature in Lhasa is 29.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature is -16.5 degrees Celsius, and the annual average temperature is 7.4 degrees Celsius. The solar radiation is strong, the air is thin, the temperature is low, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the annual sunshine time is more than 3,000 hours.

2. What flowers are suitable for growing in Lhasa?

According to the climatic characteristics of Lhasa, the selected flowers should be in line with the local climatic environment. If ground-planted plants are chosen, they will be affected by the local environment. For example, geranium, cosmos, white jade grass, golden rhododendron, bracteata, alpine azalea, red polygonum, blue hosta gentian, jellyfish snow lotus, Tibetan coral moss, golden coral fungus, slipper orchid, Gongshan thistle, raspberry, clematis, sheath iris, plain flower, pansy, saxifrage, gladiolus, etc. If you choose potted plants, there are many types to choose from, such as baby's breath, aspidistra, hanging bamboo plum, and large-flowered Clivia.

3. What are the city flowers and trees of Lhasa?

The city flower of Lhasa is Gesang flower, and the city tree has not yet been determined. Gesang flower is a kind of flower in Tibetan area. It is beautiful but not gaudy, and has strong adaptability. It is deeply loved by Tibetan people and is regarded by Tibetan people as a holy flower symbolizing love and auspiciousness. In Tibetan, "Gesang" means "good times" or "happiness", and "Meiduo" means flower. People also call Gesang flower the flower of happiness, which can express the Tibetan people's beautiful emotions of looking forward to happiness and auspiciousness and their yearning for future life.