The Meaning and Symbolism of Daylily Flowers
The editor explains the meaning and symbolism of daylily flowers and shares knowledge about the flower language and related topics. Let's learn more together.
Today is the beginning of summer, and as I passed by a villager's vegetable garden, I saw a stem of daylily flowers proudly standing among the lush green leaves, making the flowers above appear even more beautiful. Their rich flower shapes and vibrant colors exude a gentle yet sturdy, elegant and refined charm.
This is China's mother flower—the daylily, which is also known as "golden needle vegetable, yellow flower vegetable, and forget-worry grass." In ancient times, a mother's room was called "daylily hall," her birthday was referred to as "daylily day," and she was addressed as "daylily relative," making the daylily the mother flower. In classical poetry, "daylily" has long been a synonym for mother. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Daylily, when eaten, makes one joyful and forgets worries, hence the name 'forget-worry grass."
In ancient times, when a son traveled far away, he would plant daylilies in the north hall, hoping to alleviate his mother's longing for her child and help her forget her troubles. Through the ages, scholars often used daylilies as a theme in their poems, singing the praises of daylilies, using them to relieve worries, express aspirations, think of one's mother, and praise motherhood.
The Tang Dynasty poet Meng Jiao wrote in his "Son's Poem": "Daylilies grow on the steps, the son travels to the ends of the earth. The慈 mother leans on the door of the hall, not seeing the daylily flowers." Wang Mian also wrote in his "Casual Writing": "The wind and sun are nice today, the daylilies in front of the hall." Both express the poet's love for their mothers and their good wishes.
The symbolism of daylily flowers includes forgetting worries, being grateful for motherly love, and warmth and contentment. Daylily flowers are also called "forget-worry grass," representing the forgetting of sorrows and distress. Moreover, daylily flowers are seen as the flower of motherly love, symbolizing noble and great maternal love.
Daylilies were once an important cash crop in my hometown, and our school fees mainly depended on them. Of course, picking daylily flowers became our main task outside of studying. I remember that the flowering period of daylilies starts from late May and can last until the end of July or early August. Each flower lasts less than a day, blooming in the morning and withering by dusk. However, since a single daylily plant has many flower buds, the whole plant's flowering period is relatively long. Therefore, our period of picking daylily flowers was also quite long, almost the entire summer vacation. Although it was tiring, it was also joyful.
The above shares the meaning and symbolism of daylily flowers and the full content of the flower language of daylilies. I hope it can help you, and at the same time, I hope everyone comes to see more green plant and flower experience knowledge!