Cockscomb blooms in fiery red, symbolizing sincere and eternal love
In our lives, there is a flower called cockscomb, whose inflorescence closely resembles a rooster's comb. It is not only a beautiful and lovely common flower of summer and autumn, but can also be made into good medicine and delicious dishes, and has excellent health-strengthening effects. We all know that almost every flower has a touching legend behind its flower meaning, so what is the flower meaning of the cockscomb? Let's take a look together.
I. The Legend of the Cockscomb
Long, long ago, by the banks of the Muxiao River, there lived a little girl surnamed Liu. One day, the little girl went to Cockscomb Mountain to pick wild vegetables. She walked farther and farther and ended up lost in the mountain. As she was so hungry she had no other choice, she picked wild fruits and wild vegetables to satisfy her hunger. Because she ate everything, and the river water she drank was unclean, she ended up with diarrhea, and the abdominal pain was unbearable. She suddenly discovered a purple cockscomb-shaped wildflower by the river. She thought that if she picked some flowers and ate them, perhaps her diarrhea could be cured. So she picked some flowers and ate them, and sure enough, her stomach hurt less. After that, she continued to eat those purple flowers, and as a result, the diarrhea stopped. But because she had not eaten for several days, she no longer had the strength to walk, so she leaned inside a grass hut beneath a tree. Suddenly she heard a sound coming from the grass. Mistaking it for a wild beast attacking, she panicked and crawled into a tree hollow beside the grass hut. After a while, the sound came closer and closer. It turned out to be the sound of human footsteps. So she crawled out of the tree hollow. After she poked her head out, she had no strength left. Her father and the villagers carried her out.
After returning home, the little girl rested for several days, and her spirits gradually recovered. The little girl told her mother about how she had gotten diarrhea in the mountain from eating wild fruits, and then cured her illness by eating purple flowers. The little girl's mother often suffered from diarrhea. After hearing this, several days later she went with her husband to Cockscomb Mountain, gathered some flowers with their roots, brought them home, and planted them in front of their house. The little girl's mother took the purple flowers boiled into soup for several consecutive days, and as a result, her diarrhea did not recur. Afterward, she told others the news that this kind of flower could cure illness.
II. Cockscomb Flower Meaning: Sincere and Eternal Love
The cockscomb withstands wind and frost, its flower posture does not diminish, and its flower color does not fade. It is regarded as a symbol of love that never fades or love that does not change. In Europe and America, the first flower given to a lover is the fiery red cockscomb, implying eternal love. It always has a vibrant color. Especially from summer to autumn, the cockscomb is almost the representative of "autumn." Because its "fiery red, passionate" color symbolizes "sincere and eternal love."
The scientific name of cockscomb is CelosiacristataL. Chinese aliases: cockscomb flower, laolaihong, reed-flower cockscomb, pen cockscomb, small-head cockscomb, phoenix-tail cockscomb, big rooster flower, cockscomb root, red cockscomb. It is an annual herbaceous plant that blooms in summer and autumn. The flowers are mostly red and shaped like a rooster's comb, hence the name cockscomb. It is native to Africa, tropical America and India. It likes abundant sunlight, heat and humidity, and cannot tolerate frost. It cannot tolerate barren soil and likes loose, fertile and well-drained soil. It is widely cultivated around the world and is a common garden plant.
The cockscomb grows in autumn. When the passion of summer is replaced by the bleak autumn wind, and people's moods grow increasingly melancholy, the cockscomb blooms like fire, with fiery red colors and clusters of blossoms. People therefore give it the flower meaning of "true love forever." The cockscomb represents love, as if in the autumn environment that gradually turns cold, the feelings between lovers can still be as fiery red and as passionate as the cockscomb, representing eternal love for one's lover and feelings that do not change or waver because of difficult circumstances.
The cockscomb still blooms brilliantly in the bleak autumn days, which also gives it the quality of not yielding to its environment. From this, one can see its stubborn and proud character. In a scene of desolation, it is still so gorgeous. People feel that this flower knows so well how to dress itself up and show itself off, but because of its approachable appearance, people do not feel that it is aloof and unapproachable. They still love it just the same. It exists in many places in our lives. I wonder whether everyone has noticed it.
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