The flower language and legend of oleander

Flower Language

Oleander has beautiful flowers that bloom on branches. The flowers are fragrant, come in red, yellow and white, and are shaped like a funnel. The pink flowers of oleander are a natural color, while the white and yellow ones are artificially cultivated varieties.

The flower language of peach oleander is curse, beware of danger. The flower language of yellow oleander is deep friendship.

legend

Legend 1

Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl named Tao. She fell in love with a stubborn boy named Zhu. However, their relationship was opposed by Tao's family, who beat Zhu to death. Tao was very sad and committed suicide with her lover. After they died, they went to heaven. God was moved by their love and said he could fulfill one of their wishes. Peach said that he loved peach blossoms the most in his life, but Bamboo was very stubborn and wanted to retain its toughness. From then on, the world had a plant that combined bamboo and peach - oleander. Oleander has flowers that look like peach blossoms, but leaves that look like bamboo.

Legend II

It is said that in the beginning, oleander was all white. There was a beautiful princess who loved oleander very much and planted oleander all over her palace. The princess fell in love with her retainer, but was opposed by her family. The princess wanted to commit suicide with her lover, but the retainer did not really love the princess. He only wanted his own interests. When the princess found out, she committed suicide under the oleander. Her blood dyed the oleander red, and the princess's resentment turned into poison, which grew with the oleander.

Legend Three

In European legends, the daughter of the god of the earth was very beautiful with fair skin. She was known as the "White Princess". Many people pursued her, but none of them could get the consent of the princess' father. One day, the handsome god of plants came to visit. The princess's father thought he was an ideal son-in-law, so he proposed marriage to the young man. However, the young man blurted out: Princess Bai Miao is indeed a beautiful and gentle girl, but her face lacks vitality. I will propose to her when her face has a pink tint.

After hearing this, the God of Earth was very sad and had to report to the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor of Heaven gave him a pink oleander and asked him to pick the pink flowers, crush them and apply them on the princess's face. After the princess washed her face, it became pink. The god of plants proposed to her and she received the blessings of all the gods.