What are the symbols of mother and son in China?

Scientific name: Melia azedarach in China.

English name: Chinese Pink. Rainbow pink

Alias: China Dianthus, Luoyang Dianthus, Dianthus, Embroidered Bamboo, Dianthus, Carnation.

Family name: Dianthus caryophyllus

Morphological characteristics:

Perennial herbs, usually cultivated as biennial flowers, have smooth stems.

Branches. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate. Flowers solitary, pink, purple, white or complex.

Color, single and double, fragrance. Flowering period: April 4- 10/0, concentrated in April-May. capsule

Fruit oblong, seeds oblate, dark brown.

There are more than 300 species of plants belonging to the same genus, among which 1 and Dianthus bracteata, also known as Dianthus americana and Dianthus multicolor, are commonly cultivated. Rich in color, small and many flowers, cymes, blooming in spring and summer. 2. Carnation in brocade: also known as carnation with flowers, it is very short, with large flowers and double petals. 3, Dianthus: 2 -3 flowers at the top, fragrant. 4. Qumai: The flowers are sparse panicles, pale pink and fragrant.

Originated in China. It is widely distributed. Except for hot spots in South China, they are almost distributed all over the country.

Sunny, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, waterlogging-resistant, fertile sandy loam with good drainage.

Communication points:

Propagation can be carried out by sowing, cutting, dividing plants, etc. Sowing in September and flowering in the following spring. Cutting is from June 10 to March of the following year. Most ramets are propagated with old ramets after flowering. Simple planting, extensive management, and splitting plants every year.

A brief history of cultivation and flower culture;

Dianthus caryophyllus has a long history of cultivation in China. In the Tang Dynasty, Sikongshu wrote in the poem "The Flowers of the Rock and Bamboo in Yunyang Temple": "Go out of the secluded mountain and meet in this temple. Regardless of the depth, the leaves are divided into high and low. Wild butterflies are hard to compete for white, and dark willow leaves are red. Who pities Fang for the longest time, the spring dew is against the autumn wind. " The author describes the shape of carnation in a leisurely mood, and shows the attention of carnation with butterflies and durians. In the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi loved the beauty of carnations, but pitied that they were not appreciated. He wrote "Two Flowers of Carnation", one of which is "Spring returns to the valley, and the ground is reddish. If the horses and chariots don't come, see the rewards, and the poor will also solve the spring breeze. " Ming's "Flower History" records that "carnation must be rooted and planted every year." This paper briefly introduces the characteristics that carnation should be planted regularly, and it is also mentioned in "Flower Mirror" in Qing Dynasty that "the branches and leaves are slender and green." Dianthus is not a precious flower, but it is colorful, changeable, strong in vitality and cold-resistant, and can bloom from late spring to Mid-Autumn Festival. Gardens can be used for flower beds, flower borders, flower stands or potted plants.

The story of carnation:

Dianthus is a very common flower. However, it is this common flower that has become a symbol of maternal love and modern people's commemoration of Mother's Day. In China, Europe and America, and even in the eyes of people all over the world, the feelings of missing and loving mothers are pinned on carnations, which have become an indispensable gift for mothers. It can be said that people without mothers do not exist, and carnations have become flowers that everyone does not love. Especially from May 19 13, the US Congress passed a resolution to designate the second Sunday in May as "Mother's Day", and people all over the world quickly accepted this festival, forming a fashion of loving mothers. Some countries also stipulate that on Mother's Day, people whose mothers are alive wear red carnations and those whose mothers are dead wear white carnations. 1934 In May, the United States also issued the first "Mother's Day" commemorative stamp. The stamp pattern shows a kind mother, with her hands on her knees, silently staring at a bottle of flowers in front of her, which contains a bunch of bright and beautiful carnations.

Dianthus has become a symbol of mother's day and a symbol of maternal love in many countries in the world, which is probably related to the issuance and dissemination of the above-mentioned mother's day commemorative stamps. But in our country, Dianthus has become a symbol of great mother and mother flower with its ordinary and silent dedication. There is a little-known legend among them!

I don't know which dynasty and generation it was. In a mountain in the northeast, there lived an ordinary family named Shi. The old couple only have one son, Dianthus. There is no real estate or land in the family, and he relies on the old stone man to dig medicine for a living. It's a pity that when Dianthus caryophyllus just learned to speak, Shi Laohan dug medicine in the mountains and fell to his death. Since then, the mother and son have lived alone, and life has become more difficult. Mother Dianthus provoked the burden of raising her son alone. Every day, she goes into the mountains to dig mountain products for some food and cooks porridge with wild vegetables. In this way, after more than ten years, Dianthus mother went through all the hardships and finally pulled Dianthus into a big boy of seventeen or eighteen.

Children from poor families have been sensible for a long time. The child Dianthus is good at everything, helping her mother inside and out. I just suffer from poverty and my bones are very thin. Not only can I not support this family like other young men and let my elderly mother rest, but I also get a shameful disease-urinary kang. A young man of seventeen or eighteen is afraid to mention the matter of marrying a wife. Alas, poor and sick, who wants to be the daughter-in-law of this family? The son is sensible and doesn't say anything, but the mother's eyes are painful. Mother Dianthus stopped digging mountain products when she entered the mountains. She learned to pick herbs like an old stone man. But when you are old, how can you climb mountains and drill deep forests? Besides, there are thousands of herbs in Qian Qian that can cure my son's illness blindly? But mother Dianthus does not fear the dangers of mountains and roads, and digs herbs every day. Every time she finds a new herb, she first tastes it with her mouth: bitter, bitter, hemp and astringent, and her mother first tastes the ups and downs in the world. Several times, she was poisoned by herbs, and her face was swollen and jealous, but she quickly took some drugs to clear away heat and toxic materials, and finally saved the day. It's been a year, two years and three years, but the herbs that may cure my son's illness have not been found yet.

In a blink of an eye, it was May and June of the third year. On this day, Dianthus stopped her mother who was going out again and cried, "Mom, don't go. I can't cure diseases, and I won't marry. You worked hard to raise me. Not only did I fail to repay you, but I also dragged you down. My son is really sorry for my mother. " Mother Dianthus touched Dianthus's head with tears and said, Son, mother knows you are filial, but how can mothers in the world watch their son get sick and not save him? In addition, if you find a medicine that can cure your disease, it will not only cure your disease, but also cure other people suffering from it all over the world, which will not only relieve my mother's worries, but also help other mothers. "Say that finish, she resolutely go out.

This time she went further and climbed higher. But after a day's walk, there is nothing new. Seeing that it is getting late, the mountain breeze is blowing gently and the cold is attacking people. Mother Dianthus sighed and sat on a rock to rest her feet. I hope I've gone far today and I can't come back tonight. Thinking about my sick son, I even feel that I am getting older and older. I won't mention climbing mountains then, and I can't even walk. How can I find the medicine again? The more she thought about it, the more anxious and sad she became, and she couldn't help crying. Two strings of hot tears kept falling into the cracks in the rocks. But I didn't expect the miracle to happen at this time, only to see a flower suddenly grow out of the mountain gap where tears flowed. This flower plant is only one foot high, with thin leaves and flowers at the top of its branches. The flower is not big, several small flowers gather together like umbrellas, and the pink flower swings slightly under the mountain wind as if to say hello to her. Mother Dianthus quickly rubbed her eyes, thinking that unless she is old and her eyes are dim, how come she has never seen such beautiful flowers in this Shan Ye? But when I opened my eyes, the flower was still nodding and smiling. When mother Dianthus heard a sweet girl's voice, she said, "Old mother, pull up the whole flower and go home and decoct water for your son.". Can cure your son's illness. " Mother Dianthus only heard the sound, but no one, only the flowers in Shan Ye were smiling. Mother Dianthus suddenly understood that Hua Xian was helping her and treating her son. When Dianthus mother is happy, people are full of energy. Looking up, ah, Shan Ye is dotted with these beautiful flowers. She quickly took out a lot, held it and ran down the hill.

When I got home, Dianthus was in a hurry and didn't know where to find my mother. Mother Dianthus happily told Dianthus about the adventures on the mountain and gave Dianthus water to drink as instructed by Huaxian. As soon as the medicine is fried, I can only feel the fragrance in the straw house. After taking Dianthus for three days, not only has the problem of bed wetting been cured, but people have become more energetic and always feel that they have inexhaustible strength. Dianthus is filial to children. As long as he is in good health, he never wants his mother to be tired of digging medicine up the mountain. Soon, he married his daughter-in-law, and the family lived happily ever after.

From then on, mother Dianthus met Hua Xian, a herbalist, and the news that she cured her son Dianthus spread like wildfire. All the poor people suffering from similar diseases came to mother Dianthus for this kind of flowers and plants to cure their diseases, and all failed. People are grateful to Hua Xian. They understand that Hua Xian was moved by Dianthus's maternal love, so they offered a helping hand. Every time people look for this kind of flower, they can't name it. They only know that the flowers found in Dianthus can cure diseases, so they call them "Dianthus mother flowers", and when they are called, they simply call them "Dianthus flowers".

Carnation is still a traditional Chinese medicine, which has special effects on the treatment of dripping urine and astringent pain. Until now, carnations are still the most common flowers. It does not have the rich style of peony, the undefeated romantic style of Chinese rose, the delicate amorous feelings of peony, and the self-appreciation of orchid fragrance ... but it represents the great feelings of mother. Like the mother of carnation, she has gone through hardships for her children and made silent contributions to future generations. Without a mother, Dianthus becomes a flower that everyone loves.

Dianthus, the mother flower.

Dianthus, alias Luoyang flower, belongs to Dianthus genus of Dianthus family, which is a perennial herbaceous flower with weak perennial roots. It is a biennial plant. Flowering from spring to autumn, terminal branches, solitary or paired, conical cymes. The flower diameter is not big, only 2 to 3 cm, but the flowers are lush and the viewing period is long. Colors are pink, red, lavender and white.

Cold-resistant but not heat-resistant, like sunny, dry, ventilated and well-drained fertile loam. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 2 1 ~ 22℃, sowing in autumn and sowing in the following spring; A double-petal variety that is not easy to bear fruit, divided into plants or cut leaves in autumn. Carnation is a kind of medicinal plant, which has the effect of clearing heat and diuresis.

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