Mild climate and agreeable temperatures have turned Xishuangbanna in southwest China's Yunnan Province into a kingdom of countless plant species where flowers of different shapes and colors bloom all year long.
CGTN continues its compilation of flowers that have bloomed each month throughout last year at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden.
Take a look at the May flower collection, and don't miss the blossoms in June, July, August, September, October, November and December.
Papilionanthe teres
Hippeastrum puniceum
Delonix regia var. flavida
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Strophanthus sarmentosus
Vallaris glabra
Vanilla siamensis
Cassia javanica
Combretum constrictum
Gmelina philippensis
(All photos contributed by Mo Haibo, who earned his master's degree in botany and now works at Xishuangbanna Botanic Garden. Botanic photography has gradually become a way for Mo to express his affection for plants, an obsession since childhood.)
(If you want to contribute and have specific expertise, please contact us at nature@cgtn.com.)