Why did Xiangyang designate osmanthus as the city flower?

City Flower: Osmanthus fragrans is a native tree species in Xiangyang, with a particularly long flowering period, from early summer to late autumn, which is a veritable "Hundred Days Red". Yang Wanli, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising: "Who said that bloom is a hundred days red, and Wei Zi has been open for half a year?" There are many kinds of Lagerstroemia indica, including Lagerstroemia caudata and Lagerstroemia grandiflora. In the main city of Xiangyang and the counties and cities under its jurisdiction, you can see not only the tall Lagerstroemia indica with a tree age of more than 100 years, but also many ancient Lagerstroemia indica tail piles with a tree age of more than 100 years. 1August, 986, Wei Zi was determined as the city flower by the research of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress.