Ten Traditional Famous Flowers in China

The top ten famous flowers in China are: plum blossom, king of flowers-peony, blooming frost flower-chrysanthemum, gentleman flower-orchid, queen of flowers-Chinese rose, blooming azalea, charming flower-camellia, hibiscus in water-lotus, fragrant ten miles-osmanthus, Ling Boxian-daffodil.

1, peony

The ornamental parts of peony are mainly flowers, and their flowers are elegant and magnificent, which is known as "the national color and fragrance" and "the king of flowers" There are two traditional famous species-Yao Huang and Wei Zi. Peony can establish special gardens in parks and scenic spots; Build flower beds in classical gardens and residential courtyards for planting; Natural solitary planting, clumping planting or replanting in garden green space. It is also suitable for arranging flower borders, flower beds, flower belts and potted plants, and the application is more flexible. By delaying flowering, flowers can bloom all year round. The root bark is used as medicine, and the petals can make wine.

2. plum blossom

Plum blossom is the spiritual symbol of our Chinese nation and China. It is known as "the best among flowers" and has strong and universal attraction and driving force. Plum blossom is beautiful and elegant, extraordinary and free from vulgarity, with a jade heart, ancient and unique, which symbolizes the spiritual quality of perseverance, perseverance, courage and self-improvement. Other flowers only bloom in spring, but they are different. The colder the weather, the more the wind oppresses the snow, and the more energetic and beautiful the flowers bloom.

For thousands of years, its lofty quality and loyalty have inspired generations of China people to explore bravely and create excellent life and civilization. Some people think that Mei's character and integrity almost freehand brushwork the spirit of our "descendants of the dragon".

3. Chrysanthemum

Compositae perennial herbs are precious ornamental flowers cultivated by long-term artificial selection, also known as artistic chrysanthemum, with more than 3,000 varieties. Chrysanthemum is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. It has been cultivated in China for more than 3000 years. Chrysanthemums from China were introduced to Europe in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. People in China like chrysanthemums very much. Since the Song Dynasty, there has been an annual Chrysanthemum Festival among the people. In ancient myths and legends, chrysanthemum was endowed with the meaning of good luck and longevity. Poets and painters of past dynasties in China wrote poems and painted many pictures with chrysanthemums as the theme. Therefore, a large number of literary and artistic works and the experience of chrysanthemum art in the past dynasties have left many excellent works for people and will be passed down for a long time.

4. Lotus

Lotus, also known as lotus and water hibiscus, is a famous aquatic flower in China and the city flower of Jinan, the spring capital of the world. It has a long history of cultivation and is also the flower of scattered ink of ancient literati. It also means that "the mud does not touch, the ripples are clear but not demon", which is dignified and beautiful. Lotus is a perennial aquatic herb of Nymphaeaceae, commonly known as "lotus root", with thick roots and many nodes, and shield-shaped leaves, which are divided into "floating leaves" and "standing leaves". Flowers can be divided into single petals and double petals, and the colors are pink, yellow and white, as well as multi-color varieties.

5.orchids

The ancients had a soft spot for orchids in China. China orchids were called "Hui" in ancient times, and "Hui" refers to the center of China orchids "Hui Xin". Together with Angelica dahurica of Umbelliferae, they are often called "Huizhi", and they also call Lan Zhi "the fragrance of kings", "the fragrance of heroes" and "the first fragrance in the world". Orchid is the representative of orchid concentricity in China. Orchids in China, such as Chunlan, gladiolus, Hanlan and Chinese cymbidium, are also called orchids.