What flowers are representative to give as gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival? Fresh flower recommendations
The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching. Which flowers are best to place at home to suit the occasion? Around the Dragon Boat Festival, there are also many folk traditions, such as hanging mugwort and acorus calamus on the door, wearing sachets, eating zongzi, and racing dragon boats. At the same time, in order to create a uniquely rich Dragon Boat Festival atmosphere, people in ancient times would also choose some flowers and plant materials to prune and arrange at home, allowing people to appreciate the beauty of flowers and trees.
Below are several flowers that best suit the Dragon Boat Festival season. If you have friends who want to give gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival, you can also try giving some Dragon Boat Festival flowers.
Pomegranate
Why recommend pomegranate? Because around the Dragon Boat Festival, it is exactly the flowering season of pomegranate flowers. The brilliantly red pomegranate flowers are also regarded as a symbol of festivity. In addition, their shape resembles one red lantern after another, making them much loved by many flower enthusiasts. At the same time, pomegranate is a plant that is easy to keep alive and does not have high requirements for soil or environment. It can be grown in a small courtyard at home, or kept at home as a potted plant.
Gardenia
Gardenia also blooms around the Dragon Boat Festival. Because of its lush branches and leaves, rich fragrance, and elegantly plain flower shape, it is often placed at home by many flower enthusiasts. Besides having high ornamental value, gardenia also has a mosquito-repelling effect. In summer, place a pot of gardenia on the balcony, and the floral fragrance can be smelled from far away. These fragrances also have a mosquito-repelling effect, which is quite nice when you think about it. In some places in the south, many people also hold the custom of "hairpin flowers" during the Dragon Boat Festival, pinning blooming gardenias in their hair so that fragrance follows wherever they go.
Hibiscus
Every year at the Dragon Boat Festival, it is also the time when hibiscus blooms most vigorously, making it a very eye-catching flower among the plants that bloom around the Dragon Boat Festival. Hibiscus is known for its large flowers and beautiful colors. Hibiscus is also known as fusang, red cotton rose, zhuangyuan red, and big red flower. In terms of care, it is likewise very simple. As long as the temperature can reach above 15 degrees and there is sufficient sunlight, hibiscus can bloom all year round. Placing a pot of hibiscus at home makes it look very festive.