The Flower Language and Symbolism of Night Fragrant Lily
Main content introduction: This article discusses the flower language and symbolism of Night Fragrant Lily, as well as shares related experiences in planting this flower, which symbolizes its meaning. Details are as follows.
Night Fragrant Lily is a fragrant flower and the raw material for extracting many fragrant essential oils. Its flower color is milky white. It is called Night Fragrant Lily because it only emits a strong fragrance at night. The flower language of Night Fragrant Lily is "dangerous pleasure" because its scent is so strong that it can make people feel short of breath. Therefore, Night Fragrant Lilies are generally not placed indoors. Hence, its flower language is: dangerous pleasure.
Night Fragrant Lily is a perennial flower that can be cultivated for many years if well taken care of. It has a long stem and a long blooming period, making it an important material for cut flowers and an elegant flower for arranging flower beds. It prefers a warm and humid environment with sufficient sunlight, with an optimal growth temperature of 20-30°C. It is not picky about soil quality, thriving in clayey loam; it is sensitive to soil moisture, preferring fertile, moist but not waterlogged soil.
There is also a moving legend about Night Fragrant Lily: It is said that in ancient times, there was a handsome young man named Zhang whose flute playing was very beautiful and well-known far and wide. One beautiful moonlit night in summer, the young man was leaning against a tree playing the flute when, suddenly, a purple cloud floated over him, and a beautiful fairy descended from the cloud. The fairy said she was a messenger from the Moon Palace, sent by the Moon Goddess Chang'e to retrieve the music score after hearing his flute playing. The flutist gladly gave it to her. After obtaining the score, Chang'e had the musicians in the Moon Palace play it and, delighted, decided to express her gratitude by sending the fairy down to invite the young man to the Moon Palace. The young man suddenly felt a sense of attachment to the world and asked the fairy to postpone the visit for a day. The fairy did not agree but instead gave him her jade hairpin as a memento. When she threw it to him, he failed to catch it, and it fell to the ground but could not be found. The jade hairpin then turned into a flower, while the young man remained in the world. This flower not only releases a fragrance at night but is especially fragrant under the bright moonlight, hence the name Night Fragrant Lily.
Night Fragrant Lily is mainly propagated through corms. The common method is to divide the corms. In late November, after the aerial parts of Night Fragrant Lily wither, they are dug up, the old, shriveled corms are removed, dried, and stored in a dry place. Planting begins in the spring every year. Large corms can bloom in the same year. If you want them to bloom in the same year, you can choose corms with a diameter of 25mm or more.
After Night Fragrant Lily blooms, we can cut the flowers for hydroponic culture and place them in the living room, which is both fragrant and elegant.
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