Yiting Sun, Cheng Wang, Yang Cao
2026, 6(2):
55-61.
Against the background of China’s urban renewal shifting from spatial expansion to quality-oriented improvement, and with the advancement of the Beautiful China initiative, the coordination between ecological value and cultural value has become a key issue in high-quality urban development. Pocket parks, as frequently used urban micro-spaces, still tend to emphasize landscape form over cultural expression, while Chinese traditional famous flowers face the dilemma of being “suitable but underused” and “usable but insufficiently optimized.” Taking Shanghai as an example, this study integrates field investigation, plant configuration statistics, analysis of 1,387 questionnaires, and policy analysis, and introduces ERG theory to conduct a multidimensional assessment. The aim is to reveal the coupling imbalance between Chinese flower culture and pocket parks. The results show that insufficient institutional support, inadequate plant configuration, discontinuous flowering periods, mismatch between public demand and cultural supply, and weak operation and maintenance jointly restrict the coordinated realization of ecological and cultural values. Accordingly, this study proposes systematic strategies involving policy guidance, operational mechanisms, technical support, plant selection, and spatial coordination, so as to promote the transformation of Chinese traditional famous flowers from landscape elements into cultural carriers and enhance the integration of ecological and humanistic values.