The flower language and legend of Buddleja

Flower language of Buddleja

The flower language of Buddleja is to imply the arrival of happiness.

The legend of Buddleja

Once upon a time, there was a family with a two-meter-tall honeysuckle tree growing in their yard. The family often washed rice and vegetables under the tree. One day when the honeysuckle flowers were in full bloom, the hostess placed a clay pot filled with glutinous rice under the tree. A strong wind started to blow in the evening, and many flowers of the honeysuckle trees were blown down. One of the honeysuckle flowers happened to fall into the clay pot. The next morning, when the hostess was washing rice, although she picked out the flower branches in the pot, there were still a lot of honeysuckle flowers left in the rice. As the rice was steamed, a unique aroma wafted out. When the hostess took a look, she was surprised to find that the color of the white rice she usually steamed had turned into yellow rice, and the smell was even more fragrant and attractive than before. The whole family was overjoyed and after eating it, everyone praised it highly.

From then on, this family began to use honeysuckle flowers to soak rice to make glutinous rice. This method gradually became widely known, and local people all knew that honeysuckle flowers could be used as a dye for glutinous rice.