What is the flower language of Epiphyllum?

Flower Language

The flower language of Epiphyllum: a moment of beauty, a second of eternity.

People use the phrase "ephemeral" to describe the impermanence of beautiful things. Since the blooming time of the night-blooming cereus is so short and it only blooms at night, you will miss it if you are not careful. Therefore, the ephemeral beauty is only a flash in the pan and will soon disappear.

Legend version 1

According to legend, Epiphyllum was originally a flower goddess, but she fell in love with a young man who watered and weeded her every day. When the Jade Emperor found out, he demoted the flower god to a night-blooming cereus that could only bloom for a moment each year. He sent the young man to become a monk, named Wei Tuo, and told him to forget his past and the flower god.

Later, Wei Tuo really forgot about the flower goddess, devoted himself to studying Buddhism, and gradually made some progress, but the flower goddess could not forget Wei Tuo. She knew that every year in late spring, Wei Tuo would go down the mountain to collect dew and make tea for the Buddha. So the night-blooming cereus bloomed at that time, hoping that Wei Tuo would remember her. But thousands of years passed, Wei Tuo went down the mountain every year, and the Epiphyllum bloomed silently every year. Wei Tuo never remembered her.

Thus, the short-lived beauty is only for Veda. Therefore, Epiphyllum is also known as Vedic flower. Also because the night-blooming cereus is seen after sunset, the night-blooming cereus blooms at night.

Legend version 2

Once upon a time, there were all kinds of lovely flowers in the garden, and Epiphyllum was one of them. The Epiphyllum is not as beautiful as other flowers, and no one has ever paid attention to the ordinary and inconspicuous Epiphyllum.

Until one day, an artist appeared. He walked into the garden and the world of Epiphyllum with a smile as warm as spring, and she would always look forward to his arrival.

But Epiphyllum noticed the faint sadness between his brows and the faint sighs, and she really wanted to help him. Later, Epiphyllum found out that he was the best painter in the kingdom. The queen asked him to paint the most beautiful flower in the world that she had never seen before. If he couldn't do it, she would put him to death. The queen was very jealous and would definitely destroy the flower. As the deadline was approaching, the Epiphyllum prayed to the elves, allowing it to have the most beautiful appearance, but only bloom once.

He visited her again at night, wanting to keep her in his mind and accept his own mortality. The Epiphyllum wanted to save him, so it bloomed with a smile. Its bloom was so beautiful, so sad, so serene, and so extraordinary that it was enough to make all other flowers wither away. But the night-blooming cereus slowly died, leaving only darkness. From then on, the legend of "ephemeral flowers" has been like an eternal masterpiece, recited from ancient times to the present.