What is the flower language of the touch-me-not? A full interpretation of its latest symbolism

The touch-me-not comes in a variety of colors, including pink, bright red, purple, pinkish purple and many others. The petals or leaves can be mashed and wrapped on the fingernails with leaves, dyeing them a vivid red. It is very beautiful and much loved by girls. Below, let us take a look at what the flower language of the touch-me-not is!

What is the flower language of the touch-me-not?

Nostalgia for the past, and "do not touch me," which comes from its English alias Touch me not, or in American English Don't touch me, because its seed pods eject many seeds at the slightest touch.

Common varieties of the touch-me-not

1. Top-headed touch-me-not: also known as barrier-headed touch-me-not. It is a variety of the touch-me-not. The flowers are borne at the top of the main stem or the tips of the branches. The flowers are large and double. The branches spread out to form a clump.

2. Dwarf touch-me-not: a variety of the touch-me-not. The plant is relatively short, with a height of 20-30 cm.

3. Dragon-claw touch-me-not: a variety of the touch-me-not. The side branches are twisting and extend horizontally.

The historical legend of the touch-me-not

It is said that very, very long ago, in Longxi, Fujian, there was a girl named Fengxian. She was slender and graceful, gentle and kind by nature, and in love with a young man named Jintong. One day, the county magistrate's son passed by this place, saw how pretty and lovely Fengxian was, and immediately conceived evil intentions, coming over to harass her. Fengxian gave him a fierce scolding and he slunk away in disgrace. Fengxian knew she had now stirred up great trouble, and that the magistrate's son would certainly come looking for trouble. So she decided to flee to another place together with Jintong. Fengxian had only her father, while Jintong had his mother. The two elders and the two young people set off overnight to leave their hometown and escape the disaster. On the way, Jintong's mother fell ill, with amenorrhea and abdominal pain, and in the wild mountains and ridges there was nowhere to seek a doctor or medicine, so the four of them had no choice but to stop and rest.

As for the county magistrate, when he heard that his son had been given a dressing-down by a village girl, he ordered his men to come and arrest Fengxian. Just as they were about to catch up, in their helplessness Fengxian and Jintong bade farewell to their parents and threw themselves into a bottomless abyss to preserve their purity. The two old people endured their grief and buried Fengxian and Jintong together. At night the two old people lay down beside the grave. That night Fengxian and Jintong appeared to their parents in a dream, telling them that the flowers blooming in the mountain stream could cure the mother's illness. When they woke the next day, they indeed saw that the mountain stream was full of red flowers and white flowers, the red like morning glow and the white like pure silver. The old people picked the flowers and boiled them into a decoction, and after taking it the illness was truly cured at once. Later, people named this flower the touch-me-not in memory of them.