2008 Beijing Olympic Flowers

Author: Beijing China Landscape Architecture Planning and Design Research Center, etc.
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book is suitable for Olympic staff, Olympic volunteers, foreign tourists, urban construction personnel, landscape designers, landscape construction workers, nursery industry professionals, landscape students and teachers, and all flower enthusiasts. It summarizes the three-year research achievements of the "Olympic Flower Research" project team. It holds significant guidance value for addressing the issue of monotonous urban landscape colors during the Beijing 2008 Olympics (August 8th to August 24th). It also has practical value for stimulating the flower and plant industries in southern and northern China, serving as a guiding light for summer greening and coloration in major northern cities across the country. The content of the book focuses on practical knowledge about Olympic flowers, including an overview of Olympic flowers and science popularization. It provides detailed introductions to trees, potted tree-like flowering plants, flowering shrubs, vines, annual and biennial flowers, perennial flowers, bulbous flowers, aquatic flowers, and colorful foliage plants, covering scientific name, family name, Latin name, morphological description, habits, origin, propagation methods and cultivation, as well as ornamental features.