Gerbera is a representative flower of Tibetan culture, which is generally referred to as cosmos, golden dewberry, and aster.
1. Cosmos
Persian daisy is considered to be the Gesang flower. With eight petals and good cold hardiness, cosmos is the only plant that bloomed out when Zhang Yintang entered Tibet for trial planting. Most of the flowers of cosmos are purplish-red in color and have a fragrance like sunflower.
2, golden dew plum
Golden dew plum is known as gerbera. Widely distributed in the northern hemisphere sub-freezing zone to the northern temperate zone of the alpine region, the golden dew plum is extremely hardy, can tolerate temperatures as low as minus 50 ° C, so it symbolizes a wildflower with tenacious vitality.
3, Aster
Botanically speaking, Gerbera is a widely distributed Tibetan Aster. It is more vigorous and is the most common and tenacious flowering plant on the grasslands. When raising aster, you need to expose the plant to natural light around the clock to make its flowers more brilliant.
Symbolism of Gerbera
In Tibet, people often use Gerbera to express and express good feelings, and there are many songs and stories in praise of Gerbera. Gesang flowers have a high position in the hearts of Tibetan people, and are regarded by the Tibetan people as a holy flower symbolizing love and good fortune.
In the long history of Tibet, Gesang flower exists in the hearts of the Tibetan people as a spirit, and has become a symbol of their pursuit of happiness and good fortune and good feelings. It is beautiful but not delicate, often becoming synonymous with describing a strong woman. Because it loves the sunshine of the plateau, defying the cold and frost, it is regarded as a kind of wildflower with the most tenacious vitality on the plateau. It is also the city flower of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet? s city flower.