Tulips and hyacinths in pots get fashionable new packaging, buying flowers for Chinese New Year is both festive and stylish
During Chinese New Year, if you want your home full of blooming flowers but worry that cut flowers wilt easily and waste money, are you hesitating about whether to buy flowers for decoration? In fact, flowers can have a very long vase life, as long as you switch to potted flowers instead! The potted plants introduced below not only carry auspicious New Year meanings, but with good care, their blooming period can last for several months.
Bulb flowers such as tulips and hyacinths give everyone a pretend trip abroad
Because the pandemic has blocked the path to traveling abroad, this Lunar New Year you can only stay cooped up in Taiwan, China. Come, come, follow "NewsMarket" on a tour of Europe's... flowers. Whether tulips, amaryllis, hyacinths or irises, set a few pots at home and spring instantly fills the room.
The hallmark of bulb flowers such as tulips is their bright, saturated color, perfectly suited to the joyful atmosphere of Chinese New Year. These plants are also easy to care for and do not need much sunlight, just place them on a windowsill. Line up the bulb flowers row by row, arrange them nice and full, and create a pretend trip abroad feeling. Pour a glass of red wine, brew a rich cup of coffee, and let sight and taste ignite your imagination: the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, take your pick.
The one bulb flower missing this year is Chinese narcissus, mainly because the pandemic prevented the bulbs from reaching Taiwan, China. But if you look carefully, Western daffodils can still be found in the flower market as a substitute. Freesia is also in season right now, and its subtle fragrance is similar to narcissus, so friends who like floral scents at home might give it a try. If you want to pair two colors, choose a combination of goose yellow and white for a sign of "gold and jade shining together."
Potted plants that bring their own festive cheer satisfy the New Year's "sense of ritual"
However, if you care about the "sense of ritual" of the traditional Lunar New Year, there are several potted plants you cannot overlook, and this is also the main reason why nearly 80% of the potted plants sold by vendors in the flower market are similar.
Lin Hung-yen, director of the planning office at Taipei Flowers Wholesale Co., Ltd., said that just as Westerners must have a Christmas tree and poinsettia for Christmas, and Halloween is not complete without pumpkins, for the Lunar New Year you should buy floral potted plants with auspicious meanings to match the occasion, such as marigolds, kalanchoe, bromeliads, kumquats, lucky bamboo, and so on. Hurry and bring a few pots home to decorate!
If you want "prosperity at the top," you must get a bromeliad. There are many varieties of bromeliads, and their names all sound wonderful: Golden Diamond, Ruyi, Jade Fan, Qingtian. The symphony of orange and red colors is refreshing to the heart. Besides potted bromeliads, there are also cut flowers; these flowers last a long time and are the top choice for Chinese New Year.
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