Which flowers should not be given away casually? You need to know the reasons behind it

As modern people's living standards gradually improve, many families like to grow green plants at home to beautify and decorate their furniture. In addition, leafy plants are also pleasing to the eyes when looked at for a long time. However, flowers have different meanings, as well as different customary names and cultures. If they are used as gifts for others, special attention must be paid. So, which flowers should not be given as gifts during the Chinese New Year?

Chrysanthemum

With the development of cultivation technology, more and more chrysanthemum varieties have been developed in more colors, and the colors are very vivid. However, in the minds of most Chinese people, chrysanthemums are mostly used for funerals, sacrificial ceremonies, and other sorrowful occasions, especially white and yellow chrysanthemums. Therefore, during festivals, they should not be casually given as gifts. If you really like the charm of chrysanthemums, it is recommended to choose marigolds or ping-pong chrysanthemums as gifts. Both of these have the meaning of health and longevity, and reunion and completeness, and are used for decoration on many wedding and celebration occasions.

Gladiolus

Gladiolus is also called sword lily. After blooming, its flower shape resembles a sword blooming step by step, and its colors are brilliant. Although many people use it in fresh flower bouquets, it is not suitable as a gift, because in folk custom its name is a homophone for sword lily, which sounds like "seeing difficulty," and giving it to someone may imply things will not go smoothly.

Jasmine

Jasmine is a flower with a fresh fragrance. After blooming, its flowers are as white as jade, and the overall plant is not tall, delicate, and cute. But in fact, jasmine is not recommended as a gift, because in some local dialects, the flower name jasmine is a homophone for "no profit," and it especially should not be given to people in business. However, jasmine can be given to lovers, or to couples who are already married, because jasmine is a homophone for "do not leave," and can express attachment to a person: "I give you jasmine, please do not leave."

Fuchsia

Fuchsia is a flower that can bloom in all four seasons. Its appearance resembles little hanging bells, and the overall look is especially unique and refined. However, this kind of flower is very unsuitable as a gift during the Chinese New Year, and also unsuitable as a gift for elderly people. This is only because in Chinese custom there is a saying that gifts should not carry the word "zhong" (clock), and the most obvious example is that clocks should not be given. By the same meaning, the plant fuchsia, "giving a bell," is a homophone for "giving a funeral," so giving it to someone makes people feel uncomfortable.