The Flower Language and Legend of the Beautiful Leafed Banana

The Flower Language of the Beautiful Leafed Banana

Be steadfast, resolute, long-lived, wealthy, and blessed with good fortune. The beautiful-leaved Phoenix is ​​dioecious, with flowers of different shapes. The male flowers are oblong, standing upright among the green feathery leaves, and are yellowish-brown; the female flowers are oblate, light yellow, and close to the top of the stem.

The Origin of the Banana

According to legend, a long time ago, there was a beautiful golden phoenix in the south, which was captured by an official. The man locked the golden phoenix in a cage, fed it the best food, and tried every means to get the golden phoenix to spread its feathers for him to admire, but the golden phoenix just refused to spread its feathers, sing, or dance. This really pissed off the official, so he lit a fire and burned the golden phoenix to death. After the fire, a small tree actually grew out of the ashes. People admired the golden phoenix's unyielding spirit, and seeing that the trunk was as hard as iron, they called it the "Iron Tree". Moreover, the leaves of this iron tree look like the tail of a golden phoenix, so it is also called "Phoenix Tail Banana".

The legend of cycad flower language

Su Dongpo, one of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, was an upright and strong man. He was an honest and upright official. However, he offended treacherous officials in the court and was exiled to Hainan Island. When Su Dongpo left Hainan, the people of Hainan gave him many gifts, but he declined them all and only took the iron tree back to the Central Plains. Since then, the iron tree has begun to multiply in northern China. Because this iron tree was brought back by Su Dongpo, people called it "Cycad". Its flower language also comes from Su Dongpo's "unwavering steadfastness".