Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - Flower

Flower

Twenty-four times in Hua Xinfeng.

Summer solstice: Abelmoschus manihot: It is named "Abelmoschus manihot" because it originated in Sichuan, China.

High temperature in summer: Camptotheca acuminata: Camptotheca acuminata is a climbing vine. Some people say it is "creeping inflammation", while others think it is positive.

Summer: water lilies: water lilies are open during the day and closed at night.

Beginning of autumn: Lilacs: Ancient poets often express their sadness with lilacs, because lilacs are mostly clustered and open like knots.

Summer: Hosta: The bud is delicate as jade, so it is named after the hairpin.

Millennium: Epiphyllum: The whole process from driving to thanking is only about 4 hours, so it is called "short-lived".

Autumnal Equinox: Osmanthus fragrans: Mid-Autumn Festival, Osmanthus fragrans is in full bloom, the night is quiet, and when the moon is full, it is refreshing to taste the fragrance of Chen.

Cold dew: chrysanthemum: chrysanthemum is one of the four gentlemen in flowers, and Tao Yuanming loves chrysanthemum.

The first frost: Manzhu Shahua: It grows in summer and blooms in autumn. After bloom, the leaves don't meet.

Beginning of winter: Huanghuai Cassia seed: It looks like winter jasmine, but it is resistant to low temperature and frost.

Xiaoxue: Lantern Flower: Also called upside-down golden bell, the ancients liked to draw its patterns on lanterns.

Heavy snow: Liding: In the third stage of heavy snow, Liding stands out, and the winter solstice solar term is coming. Litting is a kind of bluegrass, as small as cattail, with long and hard flowers and no fragrance. Bundles can be used as brushes.

Winter solstice: Chimonanthus praecox: "Only Chimonanthus praecox is broken, and Ling Xue is alone." Chimonanthus praecox symbolizes integrity and perseverance.

Xiaohan: Narcissus: Narcissus, orchid, chrysanthemum and calamus are listed as "four elegance" among flowers.

Great cold: freesia: also like chlorophytum, it is resistant to spring cold, graceful and spiritual, with a white heart of one foot. Mei Xiang rhymes with several orchids, and freesia blooms in the coldest season of the year.

Beginning of spring: Spring Festival: It is named because it is the earliest among flowers and welcomes spring.

Rain: pear flower: pear flower is wet in the misty spring rain. The ancients liked to associate pear flowers with snow.

Surprise: Chinese rose: a light rain brings new flowers, a thunder wakes me up, a surprise and a Chinese rose, one is the beginning of warmth, the other is the continuation of warmth.

Equinox: Magnolia grandiflora: Magnolia grandiflora is a precious garden flower with pleasant fragrance.

Qingming: azalea: also known as azalea, it is more common in Qingming.

Grain Rain: Wisteria: Wisteria is a frequent visitor in flower and bird painting. Li Bai once wrote: Wisteria hangs clouds, and flowers are suitable for spring.

Changxia: Lily of the valley: Lily of the valley and lilac can't be put together, otherwise the lilac will wither quickly.

Xiaoman: poppy: poppy has high medicinal value.

Ear seed: honeysuckle: the name "honeysuckle" comes from Compendium of Materia Medica. It was named honeysuckle because it was white at first and then turned yellow.