The Flower and CulturePE3A Leon

cherry blossoms (櫻花 )

plum blossom (梅花 )

The Flower and Culture

• Flowers and months

• Flowers and locales

• Flowers and taboos

Flowers and Months

• The Chinese way

• The Euro way

• The International way

The Chinese wayJanuary plum blossom (梅花 )

February Chinese flowering crab-apple (海棠 )

March peony (牡丹花 )

April Chinese herbaceous peony (芍藥 )

May pomegranate (石榴花 )

June lotus (蓮花 )

July crape myrtle (紫薇花 )

August mignonette (木犀 )

September chrysanthemum (菊花 )

October camellia (茶花 )

November red plum blossom (紅梅 )

December winter sweet (臘梅 )

The Euro and international

January blanket flower (天人菊 )

February Primula (櫻草 ;報春花 )

March Corydalis ( 堇 )

April Marguerite (雛菊 ;延命菊 )

May Cape jasmine (山梔子 )

June Azalea (杜鵑花 )

July Candock (睡蓮 )

August poppy flower ( 罌粟花 )

September morning glory (牽牛花 )

October forget-me-not (勿忘我 )

November Chrysanthemum (菊花 )

December Wintergreen (冬青 )

January Carnation (康乃馨 )

February Primula (櫻草 ;報春花 )

March Jonquil (水仙花 )

April sweet pea (香豌豆 )

May lily of the valley (鈴蘭 )

June Rose (玫瑰 )

July Hibiscus syriacus (芙蓉 ;木僅 )

August sword-leaved cymbidium (劍蘭 )

September Aster ( 翠菊 ; 藍菊 )

October Marigold (金盞花 )

November Chrysanthemum (菊花 )

December Wintergreen (冬青 )

Euro International

Flower and Locales

Go to visit the sick: Rose

Go to the birthday: Rose, …Go to the wedding: any kind brightly colored flowers,...Go to the funeral: jasmine( 淡色苿莉 ), white rose, ...

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Go to visit the sick: Orchid( 蘭花 )…

Go to the birthday: Pine( 松 ),orchid,…Go to the wedding: orchid, …

Go to the funeral: White lotus, …more

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Western Eastern

Flower and taboos In France: yellow flowers are meaning no faithful.

In Germany, France, Italy, several countries, …:Chrysanthemum is mean saddened and misery.

In western of Middle-aged person:

Small size flower is connotes immature and like kid.

In Japan : Lotus is for dead people.

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