What is the flower language and meaning of hyacinth?
Hyacinth has long been loved by Westerners, and it represents a strong yearning for life. Among hyacinths of different colors, the meanings they represent are also different, so when choosing hyacinth as a gift, you must understand the flower language of hyacinth. Below, the editor introduces the different meanings of the flower language represented by hyacinth according to its different colors!
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 worldwide today, it is cultivated most in the Netherlands and sells well around the world. In the West, the flower language of hyacinth is “as long as you ignite the fire of life, you can share a bountiful life,” and these words exactly express 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: sorrowful, melancholic love. Apology, regret. (Having my love, you will surely be happy)
Lilac hyacinth: gentle temperament, romantic feelings. Sadness.
White hyacinth: secret love. Pure and quiet, or love that one dares not reveal
Red hyacinth: thank you, love that moves people (your love fills my heart)
Peach-red hyacinth: represents passion.
Pink hyacinth: admiration and romance.
Yellow hyacinth: with you, I am very happy.
Blue hyacinth: noble and intense, constancy, chastity, as happy as seeing you.
Dark blue hyacinth: somewhat melancholic because of love
Pale green hyacinth: if you want to have no secrets, you must first have a kind heart.
Blue hyacinth belongs to the most authentic lineage of hyacinth. Blue hyacinth has always been an indispensable part of the bride's bouquet in English-style weddings, representing blessings for the newlyweds' pure love.
After the hyacinth's flowering period ends, if it is to bloom again, the previously dying flowers need to be cut off. Therefore, hyacinth also represents -- reborn love. Forget past sorrows and begin a brand-new love.
The story and legend of hyacinth
Legend says that the handsome and elegant beautiful youth Hyacinthus and the sun god Apollo were good friends, while 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, hiding in the bushes, happened to discover 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 against Hyacinthus's forehead. In an instant, blood flowed like a pillar, and the handsome youth thus breathed his last. In his panic, Apollo, heartbroken, lifted his lifeless friend and sighed “Ai! Ai!” and saw blood continuously pouring from Hyacinthus's wound, falling to the ground and flowing into the grass.
Not long after, strings of purple flowers unexpectedly bloomed among the grass. To express his apology, Apollo used the name of the beautiful youth as the flower's name, and we transliterate 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 hyacinth also symbolizes “eternal remembrance,” and no wonder Europeans and Americans often carve the hyacinth pattern on the tombstones of relatives to show “everlasting remembrance.”