flowers are both ornamental and delicious. Qu Yuan, an ancient poet, has a famous sentence in Li Sao, that is, "Autumn Chrysanthemum at an Evening Dinner's Falling Out of England". Of course, it's not just autumn chrysanthemums that are delicious. The material that Yang Wanli refers to as "dinner for my western window" is osmanthus. In fact, in addition to chrysanthemums and sweet-scented osmanthus, other commonly used flowers include day lily, peony, lotus, orchid, plum blossom and so on. From the ancient records of edible pickled chives, magnolia flowers, moss flowers, pine flowers, roses, jasmine flowers and gardenias, there are quite a few varieties of edible flowers.
In Suzhou, February 12th of the lunar calendar is the "Flower Festival" every year. On this day, people in urban and rural areas like to stick red paper and tie red silk on flowers and trees to celebrate the "Hundred Flowers Birthday". Another attractive program is "Eating Flower Porridge". For example, magnolia petals are used to make magnolia cakes; Stir-fried tofu with winter jasmine and hibiscus flowers and vinegar; Stir-fried shredded chicken and shredded pork with jasmine. As for white sugar osmanthus porridge, rose red bean porridge, jasmine meat porridge and magnolia fish porridge, it is even more delicious on the table of ordinary people. According to records, when Wu Zetian visited the garden in Hua Zhaori, she asked the maids to pick flowers and rice to mash steamed cakes as a gift to the ministers.
In recent years, through investigation and study, it is found that the phenomenon of flower eating is quite common among more than 2 ethnic minorities living in Yunnan, China, and there are hundreds of kinds of flowers eaten. Some use flowers to cook soup and roast meat, and some eat with hot sauce.
In Taiwan Province, in 1991, there was also an activity of "going to the flower street, drinking flower wine and having a flower feast". There are dozens of varieties such as lotus shrimp slices, magnolia meat slices, carnation jelly, rose hamburgers, flower salad, orchid ice petals, broken flower rolls, etc., which are very popular.
Flower food is also very popular abroad. The ancient Romans were famous for their love of roses.
Inuit people living in Greenland have almost no flowers to eat. They also often pour oil on flowers, put them in leather bags and store them until winter. People in some European countries like to cook jam with rose petals, while Turks make sweet food with jasmine and violets. The British love to eat marigolds, daisies, roses, red, white and purple bamboos, etc. Residents in southern India love to eat candied flowers. People in Asian countries have long had the habit of eating flowers. In 1989, an international symposium on Asian flower-eating culture was held in Japan. Nowadays, "flowers as food" is more popular in Japan. In the United States, flower food is also very popular. Flower pies, flower juice ice water, rose soup … are all eagerly tasted by the public. All kinds of "flower banquets" emerge one after another. Now, the "Flower Banquet" that chews the heart and eats the fragrance is combined with brain strengthening, weight loss, beauty treatment and anti-aging. Flowers are making new contributions to the public.
The Flower of Love-The Legend of Lilac
In ancient times, a handsome young scholar went to Beijing to study for the exam. It was getting late and stayed in a roadside shop. The father and daughter of the store were warm and thoughtful, and the scholar was very grateful. They stayed in the store for two more days. The owner's daughter, who reads books, is virtuous and knowledgeable, and she is in love; The scholar saw that the girl was beautiful, smart and capable, and she liked it very much. The two men vowed under the moon, worshiped heaven and earth, and their hearts were tilted. Then, the girl wanted to test the scholar, and proposed to match the scholar. The scholar promised, thought a little, and then went out to the first part: "Cold wine, one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock." The girl thought for a moment, and was about to open her mouth to say the next couplet when the shopkeeper suddenly came and saw that the two had privately married for life. She was extremely angry and scolded her daughter for ruining her family style and insulting her ancestors. The girl cried that they really loved each other and asked her father for help, but the shopkeeper insisted on not doing so. The girl was strong-willed and immediately died. The shopkeeper regretted it, so he had to follow his daughter's dying instructions and bury her on the back hillside. The scholar was heartbroken and could no longer seek fame, so he stayed in the shop to accompany his father-in-law, and Weng Xu lived in grief.
Soon, the grave of the girl on the back hillside was covered with lush lilac trees, full of flowers and fragrance. The scholar was amazed. He went up the mountain to see lilacs every day, just like seeing a girl. One day, when the scholar saw an old man with white hair passing by, he grabbed the old man and told him about his faithful love with the girl and the couplet that the girl had not yet matched before she died. The spontaneous old man listened to the scholar's words, turned around and looked at the lilacs in full bloom on the grave, and said to the scholar, "The girl's pair has been answered." The scholar hurried forward and asked, "Why does the old man know the bottom line of the girl's answer?" The old man stroked his beard and pointed to the lilacs on the grave and said, "This is the bottom couplet.". The scholar was still puzzled, and the old man went on to say, "
cold wine, one o'clock, two o'clock and three o'clock;"
lilacs, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand. "
the radicals of the three characters in your upper couplet "cold wine" are, in turn, "cold" is a little water, "cold" is two water, and "wine" is three water. The girl turned into a "lilac flower", and the prefixes of the three characters are, in turn, "Ding" is a hundred prefixes, "Xiang" is a thousand prefixes, and "Hua" is a million prefixes. Corresponding before and after, wonderful workmanship. After listening to this, the scholar quickly saluted and thanked him: "Thank you for your advice, students will never forget it." The old man said, "It's rare for a girl to be infatuated with you, and it's hard to buy a thousand dollars. Now her wish has turned into a beautiful lilac. You should treat each other well, so that it will be flowery and fragrant in Wan Li from generation to generation." As soon as the voice fell, the old man disappeared. From then on, the scholar carried water to water the flowers every day and never stopped. Lilacs bloom more luxuriantly and beautifully.
In order to remember this innocent and kind girl and respect her unyielding noble sentiment towards love, later generations have since regarded lilacs as flowers of love, and called this "marriage couple" "life and death couple" as a quatrain, which has been passed down to this day.
Let's talk about the mood: flowers and love are quiet, enjoying the flowers and falling
Just watch the flowers and falling, and watch the clouds roll slowly! Find a calm in the downtown area!
look forward to a gorgeous flower, and enjoy a cool flower.
Living in a secluded valley, although lonely and fragrant, it is indifferent to fight for it. The plum blossom is in the corner, although it is silent and fragrant, it is elegant not to be angry or not; If the mentality is blue, everything can be seen through; Temperament should be like plum, learn to bloom brightly in the winter of fate.
that flower is as big as a celadon bowl, and it looks like it was fished out of an ancient pond. It is full of water, graceful and attractive.
The white rose as jade is pure as ice and snow, and the color as cold as moonlight is shining. The rose dances wildly, outlining your figure and your appearance.
the flowers are silent, but its wheatgrass will make us stop; Flowers fall quietly without interest, perhaps its elegance makes us ponder. Years are like flowers. It is an extreme of life to laugh at the flowers and watch the flowers fall quietly.
Look at this little flower with two sky-blue petals stretching. Two thin stamens stand high. Pale yellow head slightly shaking. How like a dancing butterfly.
Looking at a large piece of brightly colored cherry blossoms, I really doubt that the Nine-Day Fairy scattered the torn colored satin on the earth.
On the high place, magnolia gently swayed its buds, just like ivory incense burners, emitting waves of fragrance more elegant than the burning incense in the church.
it's a joy to smile and watch the flowers bloom; Watching the flowers fall quietly is a return to inner peace.
It has been said that watching flowers bloom is a kind of happiness, and watching flowers fall is a kind of sadness that cools to the bottom of my heart. However, I think both bloom and Hualuo are beautiful. When the flowers bloom, they are full of vitality, brilliant and enchanting, but they are convergent, quiet and subtle. Plum blossom, a bright and beautiful flower that can bloom in cold winter, can withstand the lowest temperature of -15℃
As the saying goes, the fragrance of plum blossom comes from bitter cold. Since ancient times, plum blossom has been talked about by the world because of its strong quality of standing proudly in the cold. Before a hundred flowers bloom, it is spring alone in the world, and it is truly deserved to call it the top ten famous flowers in China.
Ornamental value:
There are many colors of plum blossom, such as purple, pink, light yellow, light ink, pure white and so on. Red plum, the flower shape is extremely beautiful, and the flowers are rich; Green calyx, white flowers, green sepals, double white petals, fragrant; Purple plum, double purple, light fragrance; The bone is red, the color is dark red and double, and the color is not light when it withers, and the tree is like mahogany; Jade butterfly, white and slightly reddish, with single and double petals, is gentle and elegant. Tens of thousands of plum blossoms are planted in pieces, and the branches are sparsely decorated with jade in full bloom. Some are as bright as sunrise, some are as white as snow, and some are as green as jasper, forming a spectacular scene of condensed clouds and steaming clouds in Meihai.
Maintenance skills:
Potted plum blossoms should be watered dry and wet, wet when dry, not watered, and watered thoroughly. Water accumulation in the pot soil should be avoided in rainy days, and the soil should be kept dry and wet after autumn, so as to enrich the branches.
Narcissus can withstand short-term low temperature of ℃
Narcissus is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. It has white flowers and graceful flowers, and is deeply loved by everyone. Many people will raise it on holidays.
ornamental value:
daffodils in the living room can make people feel quiet and warm. The living room is a place for family reunion and reception. It is suitable for choosing gorgeous flower arrangements and noble daffodils. When the daffodils are placed at home, they can absorb the noise and exhaust gas emitted at home and release fresh air. From the physical point of view, it reduces the extra burden in one more space. A comfortable home is a home with good feng shui.
Maintenance skills:
Narcissus contains narcissus, so families with children should not keep it to prevent eating by mistake. In addition, pay attention to ventilation and don't put it in the bedroom.
Rhododendron, the lowest resistance to low temperature of -3℃
Rhododendron is full of flowers and shapes, which means a prosperous and ominous career, and it is also a very sought-after New Year's Eve flower.
Ornamental value:
Rhododendron is an excellent bonsai material with luxuriant leaves, beautiful appearance, strong germination, pruning resistance and peculiar roots. Gardens are most suitable for planting in clumps near forest edges, streams, Chi Pan and rocks, or scattered under sparse forests. Rhododendron is also a good material for flower hedges, and Maojuan can also be pruned and cultivated into various forms. Rhododendron garden has its own characteristics. Dark green leaves are suitable for planting as a low wall or barrier in the garden, even if azalea always gives people a lively and noisy feeling when it blooms in the flower season, but not in the flower season.
Maintenance skills:
Rhododendron likes loose and breathable slightly acidic soil. It can mix humus soil: coarse river sand: sandy loam soil according to the ratio of 2: 1: 1, and usually pour some ferrous sulfate.
Zhu Dinghong, the lowest temperature tolerance is -5℃
Zhu Dinghong blooms in April in spring and in winter, with many colors and varieties, and it is easy to feed.
The ornamental value of Zhu Dinghong:
It is suitable for potted plants to decorate rooms, living rooms, aisles and corridors. It can also be cultivated in the courtyard or planted with flower beds. It can also be used as fresh cut flowers.
Maintenance skills:
Winter dormancy requires a cold and wet climate and likes sandy loam rich in humus and well drained.
Longevity flower, with the lowest tolerance to low temperature of ℃
Longevity flower blooms near Christmas Day, with dense green leaves and rich colors, which is a lovely indoor potted flower. Because of the common name of longevity, it is very suitable and pleasing to give friends and relatives a pot of longevity flowers on holidays, which is very good and long-lived.
Ornamental value:
The flowering period of the longevity flower coincides with Christmas, New Year's Day and Spring Festival, and it is very suitable to decorate the windowsill, desk and desk. Used in flower beds, windows and halls in public places, its overall ornamental effect is excellent. Because of the common name of longevity, it is very suitable and pleasing to give friends and relatives a pot of longevity flowers on holidays, which is very good and long-lived.
Maintenance skills:
For daily maintenance of longevity flowers, it is best to use ecologically safe organic nutrient solution, which is fermented by pure plants, so as to promote longevity flowers to be strong, bloom more, have green leaves and have a long life.
Every time everything is bleak and snowy, Camellia can still have its own world in the ice and snow. Camellia plants have beautiful shapes and colorful flowers, so they are generally loved by everyone.
Ornamental value:
Camellia is the most suitable for garden greening. From the cultural connotation, it is a traditional Ruihua Jiamu and an auspicious Camptotheca acuminata. From the morphological point of view, camellia is evergreen all the year round, with moderate tree shape, suitable for ground planting, potted plants and flower beds. However, Yunnan Nanshan tea tree type needs a large courtyard space before it can be planted easily, so it is planted in temples and academies. Dali Bai people, every family has flowing water, and every family raises flowers. First of all, they must plant camellia, but mainly in pots or pots.
Maintenance skills:
Camellia should not be watered too much in winter. When the leaves are a little wilted and drooping, they can be watered twice without water accumulation.
hyacinthus orientalis, the lowest temperature tolerance is -5℃.
hyacinthus orientalis's clustered flowers are always so bright indoors, and their fragrance also has the functions of stabilizing mood and eliminating fatigue, which is a touch of spring in winter.
Ornamental value:
hyacinthus orientalis is one of the famous bulbous flowers that bloom in early spring, and also an important potted flower species, with low and neat plants, dignified inflorescences, rich colors and beautiful flowers. Suitable for arranging flower beds, flower borders and flower troughs, and can also be used as cut flowers, potted plants or hydroponic ornamental. It can filter dust, and the fragrance of flowers can stabilize mood and eliminate fatigue. Flowers can be used not only for ornamental purposes, but also for extracting aromatic oil.
maintenance skills:
hydroponic hyacinthus orientalis bulbs should not be immersed in water, but have a distance of 1-2cm from the water surface, so that the stems are not easy to rot. If you want hyacinthus orientalis to take root early, you can put hyacinthus orientalis in a dark place for 1-2 days and cover the bottle with a black plastic bag.
Whether in the snowy north or in the cold south, these strong babies who are not afraid of cold can make your balcony and yard full of vitality. Think about whether they are very motivated to spend the winter?