During the Spring Festival, why do Chinese people love to raise Narcissus?

"Narcissus head comes from Wumen in autumn... It will not be spent every other year, but will be bought every year."—— Qu Dajun's Guangdong new language in the early Qing Dynasty

It's getting closer to the Spring Festival. At the end of each year, many families begin to choose Narcissus in the flower market. Chinese people's love for Narcissus can be said to exceed the general potted plants. Not only in the folk interior, but also in some important occasions, you can often see the shadow of Narcissus. For example, every year at the Spring Festival Gala banquet, a pot of daffodils will be placed on each table. It seems that the audience of the Spring Festival gala for decades will have an impression of this custom. Daffodils will also be placed on the tables of some important meetings of local departments. It is not difficult to see from this that Narcissus is irreplaceable.

Chinese people love Narcissus, sometimes it may not be its tranquility, beauty and fragrance. Narcissus has been planted for more than 1000 years in the history of China. Perhaps we should deepen our understanding of it.

The origin of Narcissus

Many people think that this Narcissus is a domestic flower variety, native to China. Although it has a long history of planting in China, it is actually a real foreign product. Daffodils were first introduced from Italy in the Tang Dynasty. However, with the change of dynasties and the selection and cultivation of generations, China's Narcissus has become a unique species. Now it is one of the ten famous flowers in China.

The ornamental and florescence of Narcissus

The Yellow stamen, white perianth and yellow and white Narcissus are beautiful, quiet and fragrant. There is no doubt about the ornamental value of this kind of flower. In ancient times, because of its beautiful appearance, the ancients also gave it many nice names, such as Jinzhan, Yintai, Lilan, Yake, Nvxing and so on. People who have raised Narcissus know that its bulbs are very similar to garlic and onion, so in ancient times, there were two nice names. In the Six Dynasties, Narcissus was called "Ya Suan", while in the Song Dynasty it was called "Tian cong".

At the beginning, the author said that during the Spring Festival, more and more people raise Narcissus. This is also because daffodils bloom just around the Spring Festival. The new year, on behalf of new hope, a pot of beautiful Narcissus, naturally can also repose the good expectations.

Status of Narcissus in domestic flowers

In addition to being one of the top ten flowers in China, Narcissus, as a ornamental plant, plays an important role in the flower industry. Narcissus, which is simple, elegant, fragrant and fresh, is also listed as the "four elegant flowers" with orchid, chrysanthemum and calamus in folk areas. In addition, Narcissus, camellia and Jasminum are the "four friends" in the snow. Every year during the Spring Festival, Chinese people will choose "New Year Flowers" to maintain. Narcissus has always been the first "Year flower". This is inseparable from the meaning of Narcissus. This flower represents auspiciousness, beauty, purity, reunion and all the best, so Chinese people love it.

Narcissus species

In terms of classification, Narcissus in China is mainly divided into two categories. They are single Narcissus and double Narcissus. There are 6 petals in single petal Narcissus and 12 petals in double petal Narcissus. The former is shaped like a cup and has a delicate fragrance. It is also called "jinzhanyutai" and "wine cup Narcissus" by flower lovers. The latter petals rolled into a cluster, the lower end of the corolla light yellow and the upper end light white, also known as the "louver Narcissus", "yulinglong". Many people think that double daffodils are more worth preserving. In fact, the single petal Narcissus is better than the double petal Narcissus in terms of its beauty and fragrance. In short, the single Narcissus is "orthodox", while the double Narcissus is only "variety".

Daffodils are also works of art

Some flowers not only have high ornamental value, but also have good artistic value. However, this point should not be reflected in the bonsai. If bonsai is used, it is less artistic. But Narcissus is a special case. Because daffodils can be "carved.". Narcissus seed ball, after carving, can show a variety of strange posture. Especially near the Spring Festival, many sculptors directly carved Narcissus into bonsai, which is not only beautiful but also of high artistic value. In the modeling is not inferior to other common bonsai.