What flowers are suitable for Sanya
The golden climate zone at 18 degrees north latitude endows Sanya with a unique plant growth environment. The constant annual average temperature of 25.7℃ and abundant rainfall make it a paradise for tropical plants. In this city known as the "Oriental Hawaii," every blooming flower tells the story of life on the tropical island.
Advantages of tropical flower planting
Heat-resistant ornamental varieties
The long annual sunshine hours of 2534 are especially suitable for strong positive plants like bougainvillea, whose flowering period can last throughout the year. The same sun-resistant series of Ixora will become more beautiful as the temperature rises, with a single plant blooming up to 200 flowers. Frangipani can still maintain green leaves in the dry season and blooms like snow-covered in the flowering period from May to October.
Preferred courtyard decoration
The "itchy tree" with mottled bark can grow up to 7 meters in the courtyard from June to September, full of clouds and sunsets. Combined with tall palm plants, it can form a three-dimensional landscape, while the ground-planted sunflowers can be densely planted at 30 plants per square meter, creating a colorful carpet effect. The lotus planted in the water area needs to maintain a water depth of 30cm, using heat-resistant varieties such as "tropical red."
Cultural symbols of city flowers and trees
Red bougainvillea as the city flower
Since the establishment of the city flower in 1987, Sanya has cultivated 18 varieties of bougainvillea. Among them, the "Sanya Red" variety has a single flower period of up to 40 days, forming a 12-kilometer flower corridor on the Phoenix Airport Welcome Avenue. This climbing shrub can be controlled in height by pruning, and it can bloom all year round with 6 hours of direct sunlight on the balcony every day.
Ecological significance of the dual city trees
The sword bean tree forms a natural windbreak forest along the Sanya Bay coast, with an umbrella-shaped canopy diameter of up to 15 meters. The coconut tree, known as the "tree of life," can provide more than 20 types of living materials. The centennial coconut forest avenue by the Sanya River has become a city landmark. The combination of these two trees can achieve ecological complementarity, as the humus formed by the fallen leaves of the sword bean tree nourishes the coconut tree roots.
From the bougainvillea waterfalls at street corners to the coconut forest silhouettes on the coast, Sanya's plant community constructs a unique tropical urban aesthetics. The blooming Ixora on the citizen's balcony and the sword bean trees on both sides of the road together interpret the ecological philosophy of this coastal city "growing towards the sun." This symbiotic relationship between plants and the city is the most moving life narrative of the tropical island.