What is the meaning of the symbolism of daylilies?
A brief knowledge sharing, discussing the symbolism of daylilies and an introduction to the knowledge of the language of flowers and symbolism in green plants and flowers. Next, the editor will introduce this to netizens.
Daylilies, also known as daylily, golden needle flower, tiger's claw, Sichuan forget-me-not, forgetful, and thistle, are native to China, southern Europe, and Japan, and can now be cultivated in both the north and south of China. Daylilies thrive in warm climates, enjoy sunlight, tolerate semi-shade, are drought-resistant, and have strong resistance to diseases and pests. They are adaptable to a wide range of conditions and require loose, fertile, and moist soil. They also have special tolerance for saline-alkaline soil. So what type of flower is a daylily? What is the language of daylilies? What does it symbolize? Let's find out below.
What type of flower is a daylily?
Daylily flowers, also known as daylily, yellow flower, suitable-for-boys flower, golden needle flower, and forgetful, have many aliases and are perennial plants of the lily family, originally distributed in Southeast Asia, including China, and Siberia. There are more than ten thousand varieties of daylily flowers, including 20 native species, with China having 8 species. The flowering period is from early June to mid-July, lasting about 10 days, with each flower lasting one day. The flowers come in various colors, similar in shape to lilies, with a short flowering period, and are not only suitable for ornamental cut flowers but also some varieties can be used in medicine and food.
Native to China, Siberia, Japan, and Southeast Asia, daylilies have flat, long-linear leaves that are slightly toxic and not suitable for direct consumption. The flowers produce long, green flowering branches during the blooming period, with orange-yellow flowers, long peduncles, and a tubular shape similar to lilies. The resulting fruit has wings. Additionally, daylilies are also known as the mother flower in China.
The Language of Flowers and Symbolism of Daylilies
The language of daylily flowers: Let go of him (her), forget love; forget worries, representing "forgetting all unpleasant things"; mother flower; hidden feelings.
Forget worries: There is an ancient saying that eating daylilies can help one forget worries and enjoy happiness. In ancient times, before children went on long journeys, they would plant daylily flowers near their mothers' residences to reduce their mothers' longing and forget their troubles. Motherly love: In ancient times, the place where mothers lived was called Xuan Hall, so later the character "Xuan" was used to refer to mothers or their residences. Xuan Chen represents the birthday of the mother, and Xuan affinity and daylilies both represent mothers, making daylily flowers the mother flower, symbolizing the great love of a慈母, forever loving you.
Perhaps we are not familiar with daylilies, but we are all familiar with the forget-worry grass. Daylilies are actually forget-worry grass, and they also have another name, yellow vegetable flower. The language of daylily flowers is "forever love you, mother, great love, kind mother." Besides this phrase expressing motherly love, there are other flower languages that also have meaning. The language of daylily flowers also includes "forget all unpleasant things" and "let go of worries." The name "forget-worry grass" also comes from the meaning of the flower language.
The reason why daylilies are called the mother flower is that there are many descriptions of daylily flowers in ancient Chinese Tang poems, most of which are related to mothers. There is a line about daylilies in "The Book of Songs": "In the dark north hall, daylilies can be planted." This line roughly means that in ancient times, when a son traveled far, he would plant daylilies in the north hall to reduce his mother's longing and the distress of missing her child without seeing him.
The above is a detailed explanation of the symbolism of daylilies and a brief discussion of the language of flowers and symbolism, for everyone's reference and suggestion!