Torenia fournieri (L) Calliandra emarginata (R) 

Marguerite (L) Sagebrush (R)

Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum (L) Callistemon citrinus (R)

The rating of Asian Games flowers has been finalized! After expert, citizen and netizen voting, more than 40 flowers were shortlisted, spiderflower, coleus blumei, impatiens and cordyceps sobolifera included. These shortlisted clubs and flowering shrubs will become the major flowers to create a flowering city and show city's Asian Games elegance during the Asian Games period of next year.

Tagetes patula

For this selection, Guangzhou Sculpture Park exhibited 136 categories of flowers, including 119 clubs and 17 flowering shrubs. The on-spot voting, expert ratings and online voting finalized the list and includes 40 clubs and 5 shrubs.

According to the relevant principals of Guangzhou's garden authority, the selected flowers will be integrated into the original decorating plan for construction and design, all of which will be cultivated and produced according to the number of flowers needed.

(Translated by Guangzhou Association of Foreign Affairs Translators)