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The four most famous flowers in China are

Peony (Henan Joint Forces), Narcissus (Fujian Zhangzhou), Chrysanthemum (Zhejiang Hangzhou), Camellia (Yunnan Kunming)

Scientific name: Paeonia suffruticosa

English name: Subshrubby Peony, Tree Peony

Originally from Heze, Shandong Province, it is one of the Four Famous Flowers.

Symbolism

1. Peony, with its unique gracefulness and surpassing Wu Zetian, is regarded as the king of all flowers and the first symbol of proudly competing for the world in the traditional Chinese consciousness. Peony

2. The peony has its own spirit and bones as well. In ancient times, there is the legend of "Peony with Burnt Bones", and now there is the essay "Peony's Rejection" written by Zhang Ranxan, which praises its pride, describes its martyrdom, honors its nobility and firmness, and characterizes its unparalleledness. Camellia:

English: Common Camellia

Camellia, also known as camellia, is a genus of camellia in the family Camelliaceae. Camellia flowers, rich, dignified and elegant, for China's traditional ten famous flowers. It is also one of the world's famous flowers.

Originally from the Himalayas, China, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Shandong; Japan, the Korean Peninsula is also distributed, especially in Yunnan for the full. Later camellia spread to Europe and the United States, becoming one of the world's well-known flowers. It is also the flower market in winter the main potted ornamental flowers and trees. Chrysanthemum

English: flos chrysanthemum

Perennial herb. The height of the plant is 20-200cm. the stem color is tender green or brown, except for the cliff chrysanthemum, which is mostly branched upright, and the base is semi-woody. The single leaves are alternate, ovoid to oblong, with notched and serrated edges. Heads terminal or axillary, one or several clusters. Ligulate flowers are female, tubular flowers are bisexual. The ligulate flowers are divided into four categories: lower, spoon, tube, and aberrant, with a variety of colors, including red, yellow, white, ink, purple, green, orange, pink, brown, snowy green, light green, etc. The tubular flowers develop into flowers with a variety of colors. The tube-shaped flowers have developed into "togui petals" with various colors, and the flowers are red, yellow, white, purple, green, and inter-colored. Narcissus:

English: Narcissus

Narcissus is a perennial herb in the family of Staphylinidae. The underground part of the bulb is plump like an onion, ovate to broadly ovoid-globose, covered with a brownish-brown pericarp. Leaves narrowly strap-shaped, dichotomously inserted. Scape hollow, compressed tube, usually several scapes per ball, more up to more than 10 branches, several branches per scape, to more than 10, composed of corymb inflorescences, with "Lingbo Fairy" elegant name. Native to Zhejiang and Fujian, now throughout the country and the world. Narcissus flowers beautiful, verdant leaves, fragrant flowers, elegant, elegant, become the world famous winter indoor and garden furnishings one of the flowers.