What Is the Latest Flower Language of Hyacinth? Read This One Article to Understand

Hyacinths have always been loved by Westerners. They represent a strong longing for life. Among hyacinths of different colors, the meanings they represent are also different, so when choosing hyacinths as a gift, you must understand the flower language of hyacinths. Below, the editor introduces the different flower language meanings they represent according to the different colors of hyacinths!

The Flower Language of Hyacinth

The hyacinth, known as the “Western narcissus,” gets its name from the transliteration of Hyacinthus in Greek, originally the name of a handsome young man loved by the god Apollo in Greek mythology. It is native to Southern Europe and Asia Minor. As a fragrant flower famous throughout the world today, it is cultivated most in the Netherlands and sells well all over the world. In the West, the flower language of the hyacinth is “as long as you ignite the fire of life, you can share a rich life,” which exactly expresses the meaning of the hyacinth's life. The vigorous and energetic hyacinth is often used to commemorate love that cannot be spoken aloud.

Purple hyacinth: sad, melancholy love. Apology, regret. (If you receive my love, you will certainly be happy)

Light purple hyacinth: gentle temperament, romantic feelings. Sadness.

White hyacinth: secret love. Pure and light, or love that one dares not reveal

Red hyacinth: thank you, touching love (your love fills my heart)

Peach red hyacinth: represents passion.

Pink hyacinth: admiration and romance.

Yellow hyacinth: I am very happy when I am with you.

Blue hyacinth: noble and rich, constancy, chastity, as happy as seeing you.

Dark blue hyacinth: somewhat melancholy because of love

Light green hyacinth: if you want to have no secrets, you must first have a kind heart.

The blue hyacinth belongs to the most authentic lineage of hyacinths. The blue hyacinth has always been an indispensable part of the bride's bouquet in English-style weddings, representing a blessing for the pure love of the newlyweds.

Because after the hyacinth's flowering period ends, if it is to bloom again, the previous dying flowers need to be cut off. Therefore, the hyacinth also represents -- reborn love. Forget the sorrows of the past, and begin a brand-new love.

The Story and Legend of Hyacinth

Legend says that the handsome young man Hyacinthus and the sun god Apollo were good friends, and the west wind god Zephyrus also liked Hyacinthus very much and was often jealous because of this, but Hyacinthus always preferred Apollo and often played with him. One day, when they were happily throwing the discus on the grassland, Zephyrus, who happened to be hiding in the bushes, discovered them, felt very uncomfortable, and wanted to play a trick on them.

When Apollo threw the discus toward Hyacinthus, the jealous west wind god secretly blew hard from the side, and unexpectedly struck the heavy discus onto Hyacinthus's forehead. In an instant, blood flowed like a pillar, and this handsome young man thus breathed his last. In his panic, Apollo sorrowfully picked up his lifeless friend and sighed, “Ai! Ai!” It was seen that blood kept gushing from Hyacinthus's wound, fell to the ground, and flowed into the grass.

Not long after, strings of purple flowers unexpectedly bloomed among the grass. To express his apology, Apollo used the handsome young man's name as the flower's name, and we translate it directly as “hyacinth.” Since then, the purple hyacinth has been regarded by later generations as the spokesperson of “jealousy”; in Greek, Ai and Aei (meaning “forever”) are synonymous, so the hyacinth also symbolizes “eternal remembrance.” No wonder Europeans and Americans often carve the hyacinth pattern on the tombstones of relatives, to show “permanent remembrance.”