What is the meaning of the flower language of dogtail grass?
Today, I will elaborate on the flower language of dogtail grass and its meaning and legends related to green plants and flowers. The specific content is as follows:
Commonly known as dogtail grass, it usually grows in rural areas, in fields and roadsides. Our understanding of it stays merely in childhood memories. As we grow up and go our separate ways, even when we occasionally return to our hometown in the countryside, we are often in a hurry and do not visit the fields and farmlands. Thus, we gradually forget about dogtail grass. However, I once wrote an article specifically about dogtail grass, with the aim of arousing people's memories and recognizing its value anew.
What I want to say today is that dogtail grass, although considered a weed, actually blooms and bears fruit, has seeds, and carries a beautiful and profound flower language. There is also a beautiful love story about it.
The flower language of dogtail grass: resilience, misunderstood, challenging love, unrequited love.
It is said that on a little girl's birthday, many boys gave her flowers of all kinds, which were very beautiful. At that time, a boy from a poor family gave the girl a bunch of dogtail flowers, which was laughed at by the other boys. The girl was also angry and sent him away. Later, after thinking carefully, she wanted to know the reason and asked the boy why he didn't give her beautiful flowers but dogtail grass instead. The boy told her that dogtail grass symbolizes love that is not understood but can silently give. The girl was very touched after hearing this.
There is also a profound meaning about dogtail grass.
What is the flower language of dogtail grass?
If you braid three dogtail grasses into a braid and tie them into a loop according to the size of your fingers, and then tie a knot to wear on your finger, it represents a private promise of lifelong commitment.
There is a tragic and beautiful legend about the meaning of dogtail grass.
It is said that dogtail grass is transformed from a loyal dog brought down to earth by a fairy. The fairy fell in love with a scholar in the mortal world but was opposed by the Queen Mother of the West. The fairy and the scholar defied the Queen Mother of the West to be together. In the final moments of their struggle, the fairy's dog sacrificed its life to save its master. In the end, the fairy and the scholar turned into two yin and yang jade pendants that are passed down in the mortal world. It is said that if two lovers each obtain one of these pendants, they will be able to become eternal lovers. After the fairy's dog died, it turned into dogtail grass, generation after generation, passing down the witness of love, which is very touching.
The above sharing about the flower language of dogtail grass and its specific introduction of the meaning and legends are for netizens to refer to and learn from.