A mysterious flower, attractive from its appearance to its contrasting and unbelievable meanings. It is the Safflower – the flower that symbolizes a deep feeling of love. With their unique, good-looking beauty, they are commonly used in bouquets, vases for tables and especially wedding flowers. Let’s find out more about the meaning of safflower flowers!
The origin and characteristics of the safflower flower
The origin of the safflower flower
Safflower has the English name Arum
Safflower is also known by ɱaпy different names such as: water lilies, zum flowers, Arum lilies, spruce flowers, calf foot plants because they are shaped like the calves’ talons …
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The flower has the English name Arum, belongs to the Ráy family (Araceae), originated from South Africa, then was introduced to countries including Vietnam and became the favorite flower today.
The safflower flower has the English name Arum
Features of safflower flowers
This is a herbaceous, rhizometic perennial plant, growing next to swamps and ponds, with an average height of about 1 – 1.3m, often growing into bushes in sunny places.
Image: Safflower Tree
The leaves are round or heart-shaped, 6 – 12 cm long on petioles 10 – 20 cm long, the plate is 4 – 12 cm wide. The flowers are common pure white or some colors such as red, pink, yellow, purple, orange and range in length from 10 – 15cm.
It is a light-loving plant, usually blooming in May – 5 when the temperature rises. It is suitable for loose, loamy soil, moderate moisture, quick drainage but good moisture retention.
Safflower Tale
The story of the safflower tree is associated with the life of a boy named Lathit, that is, he is always playful, flexible and very intelligent, he lives in the love and care of his mother. But one day, an evil disease takes away the boy’s mother and this is also when the tragedy of Lahit’s life happens, his life is not as peaceful and joyful as before.
His father brings home a cruel, selfish stepmother who has a herd of pigs and Lathit is the one who herds them for her from season to season. And at the place where he herded the pigs there was a pond where the pigs loved to bathe
The Tale of Safflower
Since the day he herded pigs for his stepmother, Lathit had no friends anymore because his uncle was covered in stains. On one occasion, Lathit, not paying attention, allowed the pigs to invade the potato field, so frightened that he ran fast and fell into a dirty pond. He tried to climb but was knocked back into the pond by his stepmother. Even so, the boy’s body was not covered in mud, but one side of his body was clean like a white flower. Since then people and his father have called him wax.
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