For a long time, our people have been accustomed to using dahlia flowers on holidays, Tet, and important days during ancestral ceremonies. With its noble, splendid beauty and variety of colors, this flower has satisfied even the most demanding flower lovers. So beautiful, but hidden deep inside, this flower also contains interesting meanings that few people know. So, let’s learn more about this flower in the article below.
General information about dahlias
Origin of flowers
Dahlia flowers , also known by their scientific name, Dahlia variablis Desf, have the same ethnicity as chrysanthemums and gerberas. This flower originates from Mexico and is honored as the national flower in this beautiful land. In other territories like the United States, this flower is the national flower in Seattle and San Francisco. In Vietnam, dahlias have been bred since the 70s of the 20th century. The flowers are commonly grown in large flower beds in the North such as flower villages in Ngoc Ha, Nghi Tam…
Outstanding features
Dahlia flowers are herbaceous plants with a long lifespan. Each flower plant is on average about 40-150 cm tall, with large spherical roots, however, there are also short varieties of dahlias with heights only ranging from 20-30 cm. The trunk of the dahlia tree grows upright, divided into different branches. The leaves of this flower grow intertwined, quite symmetrical, especially the leaf blades have a quite special egg shape.
Dahlia – a flower with a variety of colors such as red dahlia, purple dahlia or white dahlia… The petals are stacked in layers on top of each other, usually divided into 2 types: single dahlia and double dahlia. Dahlia flowers quite like humid environments and tend to grow well in natural conditions.
Dahlia usually proliferates from the end of August to the end of June next year. However, their most brilliant flowering time is usually near Tet. Therefore, it is often used during the Vietnamese traditional Tet holiday. Flowers bloom well in the humid, light rainy weather of early Spring.
Meaning of dahlia flower
Dahlia flowers are famous in flower village gardens not only for their color or shape but also for the extremely deep meaning that the flower symbolizes and hides.
About feng shui
In spiritual life, dahlia flowers have the meaning of untying the knots of love, bringing prosperity and luck to the family. People often grow this flower in their homes as an element of luck and success. Besides, during Tet days, flowers are also planted as a “seal” to protect members from bad luck. Besides, this flower has many diverse colors such as black, red, purple, yellow… so it is suitable for all folk destiny. Therefore, you can completely rest assured about their feng shui properties.
On the Tet days
Folk often mention “first gladioli, second dahlias”, this shows the popularity of dahlias in the lives of Vietnamese families every Tet holiday. During the traditional Tet holiday, dahlia flowers represent goodness, luck, peace, prosperity, and prosperity for the homeowner. It is a wish for the best things for the family in the next year.
About love
In the happiness of a couple, dahlia flowers represent thoughts and thoughts about the other half of their lives, a symbol of fidelity and the eternity of love. For that reason, in Vietnamese weddings, this flower is used to implicitly affirm the stability and steadfastness of our love over time.
About color
Depending on the variety of colors, each color of dahlia flower symbolizes a certain meaning :
- Dahlia flowers are red: this is a symbol of happy, sweet, lasting love. In addition, this is also the color of youthfulness and intense enthusiasm.
- Dahlia flowers are white: they represent purity, love, and gentleness like young women in their early twenties.
- Yellow dahlia flowers : symbol of prosperity, honor, wealth and prosperity for the homeowner. What is most special, this flower also brings couples a message of overwhelming happiness.
The story of dahlias in poetry
One night, Hoa Da was reading a book and heard someone crying outside. He looked outside and saw a beautiful girl, but when he got there, he only saw a dahlia flower. Hoa Da went into the house with some doubts and continued reading. Unexpectedly, the incident would continue to repeat itself, so he immediately called his wife up and told her the whole story. She questioned Hoa Da that she forgot to test this white dahlia tree.
But he argued that he had tried all the parts, and there was nothing special about the roots, so what was the point of trying? Having said that, he immediately lay down to sleep, ignoring his wife’s questions. A few days later, the wife suddenly had a severe stomach ache, so she ran to the garden and secretly dug up flower roots to brew medicine to drink.
It was only the next day that her stomach pain was gone. Hoa Da was happy to hear his wife’s story. Since that incident, he began experimenting and discovered that in addition to relieving stomach pain, dahlia roots also help treat gynecological diseases. This strange flower was originally called white dahlia, but later, Hoa Da added the word “medicine” and changed it to white dahlia. Over the years, Oriental medicine discovered more uses for this flower and popularized it closer to humans.
Above are interesting stories about flowers as well as a medicine called ” dahlia flower “. Hopefully the things we have just shared about this flower will help readers understand better and bring you many interesting experiences.
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