Madrid launches its campaign seasonal flower for the colder months with the planting of 769.291 plant units in streets, parks, and gardens. The initiative aims to maintain color and visual interest in winter, while reinforcing urban biodiversity and the social use of green spaces.
The delegate for Urban Planning, Environment and Mobility, Borja Carabante, and the councilor for the Central district, Carlos Segura, presented the project in the Plaza de Oriente, one of the places where the change of season can be clearly seen in the flowerbeds and massifs.
Balanced distribution throughout the city
The municipal device has been designed to ensure a balanced distribution between districts and large parks, adapting the plantings to the needs of each area and its landscape characteristics.
Of the total projected, 592.935 flowers They will be allocated to the green areas of the districts and 176.356 to historic and unique parks where the ornamental and heritage value requires specialized treatment.
In the count by districts, Retiro leads with 129.611 copies, followed by Salamanca (72.802), Arganzuela (61.592), Centro (54.315) and Moncloa-Aravaca (51.114), thus reinforcing the most visited axes and the spaces with the greatest neighborhood use.
Main species and flowering calendar
The catalog prioritizes cold-resistant species with high ornamental value. The following stand out: thoughts (245.981) and tulips (235.356), true winter icons for their color and good performance in low temperatures.
The chrysanthemums (85.237), marigolds (57.685), bellis or pansies (42.232), daffodils (28.841)ornamental cabbages (27.667), wallflowers (15.448) and cyclamens (10.680), in addition to other species in smaller quantities such as hyacinths, primroses, lobularias and crocuses to provide texture and continuity.
In the case of tulips and daffodilsThe planting is done with bulbs which remain in the ground during the winter and sprout from March onwards, generating a staggered flowering that guarantees color in the change of season; in certain areas both species are combined in dynamic compositions with a total of 7.294 units.
These choices not only contribute to aesthetics; they also favor pollinatorsThey improve soil structure and strengthen urban biodiversity in line with the City Council's Biodiversity Promotion and Management Plan.
Historic parks and Plaza de Oriente: featured projects
A significant part of the intervention focuses on historic and unique parks such as El Retiro, Parque del Oeste, JardÃn del Capricho or Quinta de los Molinos, where the design respects the original layouts and classic perspectives of each garden.
At Plaza de Oriente New ones have been arranged solid with a mix of 23 species including shrubs, evergreens, deciduous trees, perennials and grasses to achieve more resilient gardens, with lower water demand and successive blooms throughout the year.
Among the introduced species, the following stand out: pink shallot, shrubby sage and dwarf nandina, as well as perennials such as Buenos Aires verbena, agapanthus, yellow daisy and liriope; the gray cineraria, due to its silvery tone, it brings contrast and luminosity to the flowerbeds.
With this deployment, the City Council reinforces its compromise with sustainability, the well-being of neighbors and the beautification of the urban landscape, ensuring that parks, squares and gardens maintain interest and plant life even in the coldest season.
