What is the flower language and meaning of the begonia flower?
The begonia flower has a graceful posture and blooms in splendor. Since ancient times it has been a famous flower enjoyed by both refined and popular tastes, and has long been known as the "fairy among flowers" and the "imperial consort of flowers." However, the begonia of the Chaenomeles genus has no fragrance, but this does not affect the begonia's standing in people's hearts, and it has even earned the begonia the reputation of "national beauty." Below, the editor will introduce the flower language and related legends of the begonia flower!
"Begonia" -- by Su Shi
The east wind gently stirs, spreading a noble radiance; fragrant mist hangs in the void as the moon turns past the corridor.
I only fear that deep in the night the flower will fall asleep, so I burn tall candles to illuminate her red adornment.
The flower language of the begonia flower
The flower language of the begonia flower: a traveler's homesickness, the sorrow of parting, gentleness, beauty, and happiness.
The begonia (Begonia) symbolizes bitter love. When people encounter setbacks in love, they often compare themselves to the begonia flower. The ancients called it the "heartbreak flower," using the flower to express the sorrowful emotions of men and women parting, and so its flower language came to include "bitter love."
The legend of the begonia flower
Flower languages generally come from certain legends and allusions, and the begonia flower of course has its own legend. It is said that in the Jade Emperor's imperial garden there was a flower spirit named Yunu. Because Chang'e was gentle and beautiful, Yunu and Chang'e became good friends, and Yunu often went to the Guanghan Palace to play.
Once, Yunu saw that ten pots of rare flowers had been newly planted in the Guanghan Palace. It was a kind of immortal flower never seen before, with several small flowers clustered into an umbel shape, most odd and lovely. The buds were red, but the blossoms were a shy, pale red. The branches also bore fruit, long and oval and yellow in color. Both the flowers and the fruit gave off a rich fragrance, truly endearing. Yunu thought that the Jade Emperor's imperial garden had every kind of flower except this one. So she asked Sister Chang'e to give her a pot, so she could take it back and plant it in the imperial garden. But Chang'e shook her head and said this was the Queen Mother of the West's flower, sent by the Buddha himself from the country of Tianzhu to the Guanghan Palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. Because this flower is cold-resistant, it was planted in the Guanghan Palace. Yunu pleaded again and again, saying only that the Guanghan Palace had so many flowers that one pot less would not matter, and the Queen Mother would not notice. Unable to resist Yunu's constant pleading of "dear sister this" and "dear sister that," Chang'e agreed.
Having finally persuaded Chang'e and obtained this pot of fragrant, enchanting rare flower, Yunu happily lifted the pot and walked out, saying as she went: "Thank you! Thank you!" Unexpectedly, just as she reached the gate of the Guanghan Palace, she ran head-on into the Queen Mother of the West. As soon as the Queen Mother saw Yunu holding the immortal flower sent from Tianzhu and thanking her profusely, she understood that Chang'e must have secretly given her flower away, and so she furiously berated Chang'e for her audacity. Moreover, as she spoke she snatched the Jade Rabbit's stone pestle and struck Yunu and the pot of flowers in her hands down to the mortal world together.
This pot of flowers happened to land in the garden of an old man who made his living by growing flowers. The old man had a daughter named Haitang, and the girl's face was as beautiful as a flower. When the old man saw a pot of flowers fall from the sky, being a flower grower who naturally loved and cherished flowers, he hurriedly reached out to catch it. Afraid of mishandling it, he quickly called his daughter over to help, crying out again and again: "Haitang, Haitang!" When Haitang heard this, she hurried over, and seeing her father holding a pot of flowers and repeatedly calling "Haitang," she happily asked: "Father, is this beautiful flower also called Haitang?" The old man had caught this pot of flowers, and saw that it was a kind of flower he had never seen and could not name. Hearing his daughter's words, he felt the flower was indeed as beautiful as his daughter, so he simply accepted the mistake and called it "Haitang flower."
But although the begonia flower was caught by the flower-loving old man and from then on cultivated in the mortal world, its fragrant soul drifted away with the wind. This is why some people say that the begonia flower once had a heavenly fragrance, but now has no scent.