What does the forget-me-not represent?
Today's sharing: The meaning of the forget-me-not and an explanation of its true meaning in the aspect of green plants and flowers, specifically introduced as follows:
The forget-me-not, known in Chinese as daylily.
Also known as: Xuancao, daylily, golden needle flower, brain-boosting vegetable, calming vegetable, green scallion.
Forget-me-not
Distributed in various provinces and regions south of the Qinling Mountains in China (including the southern parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, but not Yunnan) as well as Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong. Grows on slopes, valleys, wastelands, or forest edges below an altitude of 2000 meters.
Forget-me-not
The forget-me-not germinates early in spring, with lush green leaves that are very beautiful, and bright and beautiful flowers that have high ornamental value. It is a good material for decorating courtyards, grasslands among trees, or flower borders, and can also be used as cut flowers.
In summer, not only can you enjoy the colorful flowers, but the beautiful leaf clusters remain fresh and green from spring to late autumn, both providing a green ornamental effect.
Forget-me-not
From "The Book of Longevity" by Li Jiu Hua: "The tender seedlings are vegetables, and eating them causes wind, making people feel dizzy as if drunk, hence the name forget-me-not.
The forget-me-not, belonging to the daylily genus, has bright and beautiful flowers that are pleasant to look at. Daylily is a representative species and one of the traditional vegetables in China.
Daylily is not suitable for fresh consumption because it contains colchicine. Eating just 0.1 milligrams can cause poisoning.
Forget-me-not (daylily)
What does the forget-me-not represent?
Flower language one: Forever love you, mother, great love, kind mother
Tang Dynasty poet Meng Jiao's "The Wandering Son's Song" is famous for its celebration of the great love of a mother.
The poet also has another "The Wandering Son's Song" poem that celebrates the selfless love of a mother:
Xuancao grows by the hall steps,
The wanderer travels to the ends of the earth.
The kind mother leans against the front of the hall,
Not seeing the daylily flowers.
Planting Xuancao by the hall steps is originally meant to let the mother forget her worries, but the kind mother stands by the hall every day, longing for the early return of the wanderer from afar, and the daylily flowers in front of her only make her feel worried and troubled.
Forget-me-not
The daylily, though a small flower,
Can stand out alone,
Gracefully amidst the disorderly leaves,
Each inserting a fragrant heart”
— Su Dongpo
He described "fragrant hearts" as the love of a mother. (In ancient China, cypress represents the father, and daylily represents the mother, hence the saying of "cypress and daylily flourishing together.")
Forget-me-not
Flower language two: Xuancao is also known as Yinan. It is said that in ancient times, women who wore Yinan would give birth to boys, symbolizing many children and much happiness.
Ji Kang's "On Health Preservation": "Xuancao forgets worries, known by both the foolish and the wise." According to old customs, pregnant women often wore its flowers, believing it would result in a son, hence it is also called Yinan grass.