A Complete Analysis of Cherry Blossom Flower Language, Symbolism and Legends

Cherry blossoms, also known as Tokyo cherry and Japanese cherry, are a general term for several plants in the genus Cerasus of the rose family (Rosaceae). There are quite a lot of varieties, with the number exceeding three hundred. There are about 150 species of wild cherry blossoms worldwide, and China has more than 50 species. They symbolize passion, purity and nobility, and are revered as the national flower of Japan. Let us take a look below at the flower language and legends of cherry blossoms!

The Flower Language of Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossoms are a symbol of love and hope, representing elegant, simple and pure love. Cherry blossoms are like an innocent young girl, quietly blooming in spring; a tree full of white and pink cherry blossoms is the most beautiful language for telling a lover of love. Someone in your heart is like that lonely rain of cherry blossoms, slowly fading away into the depths of time, leaving behind an eternal memory.

The Blooming Period of Cherry Blossoms

The blooming period of cherry blossoms is four to ten days. Cherry blossoms usually bloom in April, with umbellate racemose inflorescences, and bear fruit in May. The drupe is nearly spherical. The blooming period is very short, usually four to ten days. Their beauty lies in the passion when in full bloom, and even more in the noble, pure and resolute and magnificent scene when they fall one after another after blooming.

The Legend of Cherry Blossoms

In Japan, it is said that long ago there was a fairy named "Konohanasakuya-hime" (meaning cherry blossom). In November of one year, the fairy set out from Okinawa, passing through Kyushu, Kansai, Kanto and other places, and arrived in Hokkaido in May of the following year. Along the way, she scattered a flower symbolizing love and hope in every corner. To commemorate this fairy, the locals named this flower "cherry blossom," and Japan thus became the "Land of Cherry Blossoms."