Abstract:By survey and statistical analysis on Yuexiu District, Tianhe District, Liwan District and Haizhu District in Guangzhou, there are 80 sites with vertical greening landscapes among the 106 sites, and the average rate of vertical greening application is 75.47%. Among them, Tianhe District has the highest application rate at 88.46%, and Liwan District has the lowest application rate at 66.67%. A total of 86 species of vertical greening plants from 72 genera, 42 families are uesd, including 45 herbs, 24 woody plants and 17 vines. The most commonly used families belong to Araceae and Liliaceae,and the most frequently used plants are Heptapleurum arboricola, Bougainvillea glabra, Nephrolepis auriculata, Quisqualis indica,Epipremnum aureum and so on. The application of plant species is relatively concentrated and single. In addition, pergola greening,bridge greening and wall greening are main vertical greening structure in Guangzhou, and column greening and slope greening are applied less. Plant cultivation forms mainly include hedge type,hanging type, climbing type, modular type and so on.