The Qing dynasty Seasons in Beijing also records how in the fifth lunar month in that city, "the pomegranates bloom bright and the locals all take pleasure in growing oleanders in their courtyards.
《燕京歲時記》裡也記載：京師五月榴花正開，鮮明照眼，凡居人等往往將夾竹桃列中庭，以為清玩。