Why is the hawthorn flower the birth flower of Sagittarius

The hawthorn flower, also called shanlihong, has bright red, beautiful fruit. It can be eaten raw or preserved in fruitcake. What we eat most is the ice-sugar gourd. Bingtanghulu is a common snack in the north in winter. It tastes sour and sweet and is very good. When I was young, I would often receive a lot of snacks that my mother wanted to buy at the market.
Hawthorn flower
Li Shizhen once said, "Cooked meat easily rots when it enters the hawthorn." In addition, hawthorn has the effect of lowering blood lipids and cholesterol.
Flowers bloom in spring, and what we see most are cherry blossoms, peach blossoms, pear blossoms, and crabapple blossoms. But if you see hawthorn flowers, you will find that hawthorn flowers do not lose to them at all. The white petals pair with pink stamens, complementing each other.
Hawthorn flower
Flower meaning: internationality
Francisco de Xavier, who brought Catholicism to Japan, was canonized as a saint after his death - the guardian saint overseas, and the hawthorn flower is the flower that honors him. Therefore its flower meaning is - internationality.
People born under this sign are very international; not only are their foreign language skills strong, but their curiosity about foreign cultures is also strong, and their adaptability is excellent. Sagittarius people like to look toward the future, they place great importance on loyalty and affection, have their own ideals, and march bravely toward their dreams.
Hawthorn flower