Beyond Carnations: These Flowers Are Also Great Gifts for Mom

The tradition of Mother's Day originated in ancient Greece. At that time, the "mother" people honored and celebrated was the mother of Zeus, Poseidon... and other Greek gods, expressing awe and worship of the goddess.

Modern Mother's Day comes from the United States. American women's rights activist Anna Jarvis was the earliest founder of Mother's Day. Her mother, Mrs. Jarvis, once said in prayer, "I hope that somewhere, sometime, someone will establish a Mother's Day to honor and praise mothers in the United States and around the world.”

Through Anna's efforts, in 1914, the U.S. Congress officially designated the second Sunday of May, which is also the anniversary of Mrs. Jarvis's death, as "Mother's Day." Now, more than 50 countries, including our country, choose to celebrate Mother's Day on this day. "Everyone has a mother, and celebrating Mother's Day is a wonderful thing.”

On this day, children who are far from home return home, bring gifts to their mothers, and share the housework for them. Through these actions, they express their love, gratitude and respect for their mothers.

Giving flowers is also a fine tradition of Mother's Day, but carnations are not the only flowers to give Mom. Giving flowers should show thoughtfulness and also reflect your taste and aesthetic sense.

/Carnation/

Flower meaning: love, respect

Carnations are the most commonly used flowers for Mother's Day. Red carnations carry the meaning of love and care, wishing mother health and longevity;

Pink carnations are considered the best representation of "immortal maternal love," wishing mother eternal youth and beauty;

White carnations symbolize children's pure love and sincere gratitude to their mother;

Green carnations symbolize gratitude, thanking mother for her hard work and dedication.

The "tacky" carnation, when well paired, can also look beautiful

In our country, the custom of giving carnations to mothers, like Mother's Day itself, is imported. It is said that Mrs. Jarvis loved China pink flowers during her lifetime, soChina pink became the flower symbolizing mothers。

In May 1934, this was the first Mother's Day stamp issued in the United States. The stamp design was a famous world painting, showing a mother gazing at carnations in a vase;

From then on, the carnation became the established symbolic flower of Mother's Day. With slender, non-curling leaves and tightly packed petals that do not easily fall, the carnation is the most suitable gift for mother. A bouquet of serene beauty and a wisp of gentle fragrance are best suited to express our tender and lingering affection for our mothers.

The China pink mentioned here is the carnation,originally called fragrant pink, a flower of the Dianthus genus in the Caryophyllaceae family.Carnations in most colors can be made into bouquets for Mom.

/Daylily/

Flower meaning: forgetting worries, forgotten love, mother's flower

The carnation is the mother's flower of the West, but our country's mother's flower is actually the daylily.The daylily is also called the forget-worry grass, with the meaning of "letting go of sorrow and forgetting all unhappiness".

The daylily has long had the beautiful title of "mother's flower" in our country. As far back as the Book of Songs, in the section "Wei Feng: Bo Xi," it is recorded: "Where can I get a daylily, to plant it behind the house?" Xuancao is the daylily, which the ancients also called the forget-worry grass

The meaning of this line is: where can I find a daylily to plant in front of mother's hall, so that mother may be happy and forget her worries?

The room where mother lives is also called the xuancao hall, with the daylily representing maternal love. There are also lines such as Meng Jiao's poem for a traveling son: "Daylilies grow on the hall steps, the traveling son roams to the ends of the earth; the loving mother leans by the hall, not seeing the daylily flowers." Ye Mengde's poem says: "White-haired in the xuancao hall, the child shares the same feelings." The daylily gradually became a byword for mother and thus naturally became our country's flower of motherhood.

The daylily belongs to the Liliaceae family. Its flower shape is very similar to the lily, and its colors include orange-yellow and red, making it ornamental.

The daylily is also called yellow flower vegetable, but the edible yellow flower vegetable and the daylily are different species. The daylily commonly grown for ornamental purposes is usually orange or orange-red and contains a large amount of colchicine; accidental ingestion can cause dizziness and diarrhea. The edible yellow flower vegetable has slimmer, longer flowers in a tender yellow color, and the small amount of colchicine it contains is no problem after high-temperature cooking.

/Lupine/

Flower meaning: maternal love, happiness, bitterness

The lupine carries many beautiful childhood memories. Every time I miss my mother, that sorrowful melody rises in my ears;

"The tea garden in my hometown is full of flowers, Mom's beloved child is at the ends of the earth,

Night after night I think of Mom's words, glistening tears and the lupine flowers"

Many people have heard this song and can sing it. Because of a song, I came to know a flower.

Many people have heard the name lupine, but not many know how beautiful it grows. Its scientific name is Lupinus, a plant of the genus Lupinus in the Fabaceae family, order Rosales.

When tea farmers in the mountainous areas of Taiwan Province, China, grow tea, especially when cultivating the unique high-mountain cloud-and-mist tea, they need to plant lupines around the tea hills, and even near the tea trees. It is said this can help the tea trees grow normally, and it has a fragrant, sweet scent. Over time, the people of Taiwan came to link the beautiful lupine with memories of their hometown and longing for their mothers.

/Jasmine/

Flower meaning: loyalty, simplicity, respect, purity

It is said that Thailand regards jasmine as its mother's flower.More than ten days before their Mother's Day, supermarkets and shopping malls in Thailand begin selling white double-petaled jasmine flowers.

It is easy to understand why jasmine became a symbol of Mother's Day, because it has a pure white color and lasting fragrance, and jasmine blooms all year round,implying a mother's incomparably pure love for her children.

Jasmine itself is not stunning in appearance, but it is pure white and simple yet quietly fragrant, and can be used both as food and medicine.

Its low-key and down-to-earth image also matches that of mothers in the traditional image.

/Calla Lily/

Flower meaning: nobility, elegance, eternity

The calla lily is upright, elegant and refined, with no layered petals. Its flower shape is simple and unique, just like a horse's hoof. It has full marks for temperament and is pleasing to the eye. In European countries, it is a commonly used flower for bridal bouquets.

The calla lily symbolizes purity and happiness, and comes in colors such as white, yellow, pink and purple. Among them, the yellow calla lily represents thanks and is most suitable for giving to Mom to express gratitude.

/Baby's Breath/

Flower meaning: care, true affection

The simple, elegant and charming baby's breath is delicate and fine, like stars twinkling all over the sky. It can be paired freely with various different types of flowers, without stealing their glory, while at the right time showing its own elegance and loveliness.

Restrained and not showy, it is willing to play the indispensable supporting role in a bouquet. Isn't Mom exactly that bunch of baby's breath in our beautiful lives?

/Orchid/

Flower meaning: indifference to fame and gain, elegance, virtue, beauty

Everyone is very familiar with orchids. Orchids represent the gentleman and symbolize beautiful people and beautiful qualities. Indifference to fame and gain, elegance, beauty, purity and virtue are all associated with them.

Besides fresh cut bouquets, giving Mom a potted orchid is also a very good choice.Gladiolus also carries the meaning of longevity and peace, which is the best blessing for Mom.

Among the flowers introduced above, only the carnation is the absolute protagonist of Mother's Day. Some of the others are less popular, some are out of season, or are rarely used as fresh cut flowers, so you may not necessarily have the chance to buy them on Mother's Day. ┐(￣ー￣)┌

Roses, lilies, lisianthus, peonies... using these flowers sold in flower shops to make a bouquet for Mom is also great~

From childhood to adulthood,

mother bought us too many gifts,

now it is time for us to prepare gifts for mother,

Everyone, come and share,

what gifts have you prepared for your mother?