The Flower Language and Legend of Daphne odora

Flower language of Daphne odora

Its flower language is auspiciousness and luck. Perhaps it is because it blooms around the Spring Festival and people are happy to give it as gifts to relatives and friends that it is given this beautiful meaning.

What is Daphne odora

Although it is a bit redundant to let everyone know about Osmanthus fragrans now, it is still necessary for the editor to have a systematic understanding of Osmanthus fragrans.

Osmanthus fragrans is a traditional famous flower and also a world famous flower. It is revered as one of the three treasures of gardening along with Catharanthus roseus, Clivia and Japanese white pine.

The leaves of Osmanthus fragrans are smooth and thick, dark green on the surface, light green on the back, golden yellow on the edges, and thick petioles. The flowers are gradient in color, light purple on the outside and red on the inside, from light to dark.

The legend of Daphne odora

According to legend, there was an old monk in Mount Lushan who was sitting on a stone bench behind the temple in a trance. In the haze, he smelled a strange fragrance. He stood up happily and searched among the fragrant grasses around him. He found a plant with a strong fragrance. Later, it was transplanted into a pot and placed before the Buddha, and named Sleeping Fragrance. Soon the Spring Festival arrived, and the fragrance of the flower was still very strong. More and more people came to the temple to worship Buddha. The people around were amazed and thought it was a gift from the Buddha, so they changed the name to Daphne odora.

After that, more and more people collected this plant. After family cultivation and domestication, many varieties of Daphne odora appeared, and gradually the golden-edged Daphne odora was selected.