One, the red egg flower language
Egg flower language: nurture hope, resurrection, new life.
Egg flower flowering period is May to October, it does not have a mysterious legend, no elegant temperament, noble aroma, but has a very simple appearance, with five petals composed of a fresh, hopeful language of flowers. Simple and ordinary like life, so can always be so close to people, lose distance.
Second, the cultural background of the red egg flower
1, the origin of the name
Summer and autumn red egg flower from the top of the branch grows a cyme, there are a few to more than a dozen flowers, as if the antlers on the tie flower knot color, quite interesting, buds reddish, the corolla of the lower tube, the upper five-lobed, lobes obovate, to the left, the upper part of the corolla, the upper part is divided, and the upper part is divided into five parts, and the upper part of the corolla is divided into two parts. The lobes are obovate, covering to the left, the outer white of the corolla is slightly reddish, the whole red is less, the inner base is yellow. "Crown white heart yellow" like egg white wrapped in egg yolk, so called egg flower, also known as Maine gardenia, is oleander family, egg flower genus of evergreen plants.
2, related culture
Red egg flower in many regions and countries is loved by people. In Laos, the egg flower is designated as the national flower and highly respected; in the tropical tourist destination of Hawaii, people like to pick down the egg flower strung into a lei as a decorative item to wear, so the egg flower is also a symbol of the holidays in Hawaii;
In China, the red egg flower is not only the city flower of Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, every year in August and September blooming season, exudes a refreshing smell of the egg flower fragrance. Visitors who have visited the Seven Star Rock in Gaoyao County, Guangdong Province, can taste a drink with a different flavor - egg flower tea, egg flower its color yellow, light purple, with a fleshy feeling, elegant and plain, very lovely. Egg flower from the tree can be picked with boiling water, drink the fragrance, lubrication. The dried egg flower can be brewed into a good tea.
In addition, in China's Xishuangbanna, as well as some countries in Southeast Asia, the egg flower is designated as a Buddhist temple, "five trees and six flowers" one of the widely planted, so it is also known as the "Temple Tree" or "Tower Tree "Eggplant is a passionate flower of Xishuangbanna. Egg flower is the best specialty for the enthusiastic Dai people in Xishuangbanna to entertain their guests. Egg flower tree shape is beautiful, the stem more branches, strange shapes and forms; leaves like loquat, after the fall in winter, the branches will leave a semicircular leaf mark, rather like the antlers adorned with beautiful spots, can be called the first choice of small trees in tropical areas of landscaping, garden layout, potted ornamental good. The bark is thin and gray-green, rich in poisonous white sap, can be used to apply externally to cure scabies, redness and swelling. Wood white, light and soft, can make musical instruments, tableware or furniture.
3, plant history
A.D. 1778 years ago, the history of cultivation of the egg flower has been recorded, according to this projection, the egg flower settled in China has been hundreds of years of history. This flower is brightly colored, rather like egg yolk, so it is also known as egg flower, egg yolk flower. It is very suitable for the growth of the egg flower, so planted all over the egg flower, in order to green and beautify the garden.
4, red egg flower national flower city flower
(1) the national flower of Laos
Egg flower in many regions and countries are loved by the people, in Laos, the egg flower is designated as the national flower and highly respected; in the tropical resort of Hawaii, people like to pick down the egg flower strung into a lei as a decorative item to wear, therefore, the egg flower is also a holiday in Hawaii. In Hawaii, a tropical tourist destination, people like to pick the egg flower strung on a lei as a decoration, so the egg flower is a symbol of the holidays in Hawaii;
(2) the city flower of Zhaoqing
In China, the egg flower is not only the city flower of Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, is a warm Xishuangbanna Dai people to entertain their guests the best characteristics of the dish.