Plum blossom is the first of the top ten famous flowers and one of the "three friends of cold age" (pine, bamboo and plum), and is known as a gentleman among flowers. Alias: Chun Mei, Plum and Mume. There are five-grain plums in Jin, Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties in China. As early as the Book of Songs, there are records about Mume. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, plum cultivation and Yongmei were very popular. Mei Pu is a world plum blossom monograph written by Fan Chengda, a writer and horticulturist in Song Dynasty. Song Dynasty poet once wrote a poem for Mei: "A flower suddenly changes and a hundred flowers blossom. I want to spread the news of spring, not afraid of being buried by snow. " Flowers wither in the severe winter, and only plum blossoms bloom in the cold, competing with snow for white, which is called "Xun Mei treads on snow".
Orchids: the best fragrance in the world
Orchids have their unique leaves, flowers and fragrance, giving people a very clean and elegant image. One is indoors, and the house is full of fragrance. The ancients praised: "the fragrance of orchid covers a country", so it is also called "the fragrance of the country"
There has been a saying in China since ancient times that orchids value their leaves and flowers. Celebrities in ancient and modern times have set a very high price on it, and are known as gentlemen in flowers. Ancient literati often called the beauty of poetry "Zhang Lan", the truth of friendship "Lan Jiao" and good friends "Michelle".
Chrysanthemum: a gentleman in flowers
Chrysanthemum, as the flower of Ao Shuang, has always been favored by poets, and the ancients especially liked to use chrysanthemum as their name to compare their noble sentiments. Chrysanthemum is beautiful and colorful, not winning by delicate and charming, but winning by simple but elegant determination. China endowed it with noble and strong sentiment, and loved it as a national treasure and a symbol of national spirit.
In ancient myths and legends, chrysanthemum was endowed with the meaning of good luck and longevity. For example, the combination of chrysanthemum and magpie means "family happiness"; The combination of chrysanthemum and pine is "longevity" and so on, which is widely used in folk.
Lotus: muddy but not dirty.
Lotus is also called lotus and lotus. The leaves are disc-shaped, higher than the water surface, and the water droplets condense and look like mercury; In summer, bloom is colorful, as ice as jade, and blushes like fat. Cao Zijian once described the beauty of Luoshen as "a lotus with rippling blue waves", which made it graceful and fragrant, and was also called a gentleman in flowers. Zhou Dunyi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, especially loved "Lotus leaves are muddy but not stained, clear but not demon." The outside is straight and transparent, and it is not presumptuous. Qing Xiang is transparent and graceful, and it is not ridiculous from a distance. "
Peony: the country is very beautiful.
Peony, a beautiful country, has always been regarded by China people as a symbol of wealth, auspiciousness, happiness and prosperity. Since the Tang Dynasty, peony has been known as "the national beauty and fragrance". Peony leads the crowd and has a noble position. Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, famously said, "Flowers fall for 20 days, and people in the city are crazy" and Liu Yuxi said, "Only peony is the true national color, and bloom is the capital of the country", which vividly described the grand occasion of the whole city watching flowers at that time.
Osmanthus fragrans: fragrance in nine miles
Since ancient times, people in China have often associated osmanthus trees with the moon, weaving many myths. In particular, the story of Wu Gang cutting Guangxi has always been talked about by people. Because it is said that there are laurel trees in the moon, the moon was called "ghost woman" in ancient times.
Osmanthus fragrans blooms in autumn. Ancient Chinese often used it to praise people who tried in autumn, calling it "winning the laurel". Then there is laurel in the middle of the month, so it is also called laurel. In mid-June, there were toads there, so I made Deng Ke my boarding school that month. Therefore, "the moon wins the laurel" has become synonymous with the success of people's official career in old China.
Foreigners also regard Guangxi as a symbol of nobility and honor. In ancient Greek mythology, laurel is a "sacred object" dedicated to Abelon, the god of science and art. The ancient Greeks also made laurel leaves into crowns, called laurel crowns, which were awarded to talented poets or competitive experts.
Camellia: innocence
Camellia is a "provincial flower" in Yunnan Province. When in full bloom, it is like a cloud and is deeply loved by people. Her flowery words are: ideal love and modesty.
Camellia usually blooms in winter and spring, and its vitality conveys the information of spring. Yang Shen, a poet in the Ming Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "In the first month, in the early spring of southern Yunnan, camellias are everywhere, gorgeous plum peaches are everywhere, flowers are everywhere, and Hongyun Island is full of gardens."
It always opens quietly in the yard when the weather is a little cold in late autumn. Camellia is not like a pile. The whole flower falls, but the petals fade slowly until the end of life.
Isn't a cautious death the same as people's attitude towards their ideal partner? So gradually camellias became the spokesmen to express their love for women.
In the winter when almost all the flowers wither, the red camellia is particularly warm and full of business. Moreover, planting in the garden can also make people appreciate her faint floral fragrance.
Rhododendron: Beauty lies in flowers.
Rhododendron is known as the "king of woody flowers", and Yingshanhong is another name for Rhododendron. When azaleas are in full bloom, they are like burning flames, which are magnificent and fascinating all over the mountains. People also regard azaleas as a symbol of good luck and happiness.
Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, has a soft spot for azaleas. He once compared flowers with people and directly praised azaleas: "Everything in flowers is beautiful, and hibiscus and peony are all in Mo Mu". Yang Wanli, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once praised the azaleas: "Why do you have to see the famous spring breeze?" Flowers are not strong all the way. Every day, Jinjiang is like a brocade, and Qingxi shines on the mountain. "
Narcissus: purity and auspiciousness
Narcissus' China flower language has two versions: one is "pure love", which is dedicated to women, praising their virtue and playing an active role in folk customs. . The second is "auspiciousness", which is used for relatives and friends and their families. Good luck.
Narcissus is jade and ice muscle, delicate, elegant and exquisite. No wonder the ancients called it "the first flower in Ling Bo". In Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian wrote a poem about narcissus, "Fairy Ling Bo gave birth to dust socks, and the water was full of tiny moons", so later generations also called narcissus "Fairy Ling Bo". People also call daffodils "flowers in the snow" because they can blossom and blossom in the cold snow.
In ancient poems about daffodils, Luoshui and Luoshen are often mentioned. "When I meet Luo Shen in winter, I'm lonely only in spring", "Jiang wants to go to Ling Bo, and the Chinese girl returns from Xie Peigui at the beginning", "Who is the romantic Chen Si? Imagine the Luoshui people of that year. " Narcissus with clear rhyme, elegance and fragrance will send people wisps of fragrance in a unique and elegant way at the end of the winter when flowers wither.
Rose: the queen of flowers
Among the colorful gardens, Chinese rose flowers are beautiful, colorful, fragrant and sour, and the seasons are like spring, which is worthy of the name and is deeply loved by people. Numerous poets and literati praise the Chinese rose with some beautiful poems. Ji Xu's poem Ode to a Rose in the Song Dynasty said: "Who said there was nothing wrong with creation, but he sent spring to live here alone, with leaves hidden in the clouds and branches often red by the sun. They used to accompany peaches and plums when it rained, but they still accompanied the phoenix tree leaves, singing and drinking all day, but selling flowers without teaching leisure. "