The Flower language and Legend of Sunflower

Sunflower is native to South America. Domesticated species were brought to Europe from North America by the Spaniards in 1510. At the end of the 19th century, they were introduced back to North America from Russia. Sunflower seeds are cultivated all over our country. Sunflower seeds are often fried and used as snacks. Sunflower seed oil can also be extracted for edible use. Let's take a look at the flowers and legends of sunflowers.

The floral words of sunflowers

Silent love, unspoken love. The flower words of sunflowers are faith, glory, arrogance, loyalty, love, meaning silent love, representing the courage to pursue the happiness they want. Although the flower posture of the sunflower is not as romantic as the rose or as pure as the lily, it is sunny, bright, magnanimous and unforgettable, has its own unique charm, and blooms not only love, but also the love of dreams and life.

The name of the sunflower

Sunflower is also known as Chaoyang flower, which gets its name because its flowers often face the sun. In English, it is called sunflower not because of this characteristic, but because its yellow flowers bloom like the sun, although sunflower also has a more or less meaning of "facing the sun". The word sunflower was borrowed from the Latin flossolis in the 16th and 17th centuries. The French, Italian and Spanish names tournesol, girasol and girasol of sunflowers, like the Chinese names, are also named based on the feature of "sunflower". The American state of Kansas has the nickname Sunflower State because it is rich in sunflowers. The national flower of Peru is sunflower. Sunflower also has a very beautiful name-looking sun lotus.

The legend of sunflower

1. Legend 1: Claudius was a sea goddess who was once the lover of Helios, the sun god, but later Helios fell in love with the Persian princess Rukotoe. The angry Clytius reported the relationship between Rukotoe and Helios to Orcamus, the king of Persia. Earkamos ordered the unfaithful daughter to be buried alive. When Helios learned of this, he completely cut off his ties with Claudius. The infatuated Claudius did not eat or drink for several days, gazing at Helios driving the sun car to rise in the east and set in the west, increasingly haggard, and finally turned into a sunflower (sunflower).

2. Legend 2: Kreta is a water fairy. One day she met Apollo, the sun god who was hunting in the woods. She was so fascinated by this beautiful god that she fell madly in love with him. But Apollo left without even looking at her. Kreta eagerly hoped that one day Apollo would speak to her, but she never met him again. So she could only stare at the sky every day and watch Apollo drive a resplendent day car across the sky. She couldn't take her eyes off Apollo's journey until he came down the hill. Every day, she just sat there, her hair dishevelled and her face haggard. As soon as the sun rises, she looks at the sun. Later, the gods took pity on her and turned her into a big golden sunflower. Her face turned into a disk, always facing the sun, following him every day-Apollo, telling him of her eternal love and love. Therefore, the flower language of sunflower is silent love.

3. Legend 3: in ancient times, there was a farmer's daughter named Ming Gu. She was simple, honest and handsome, but she was regarded as an eyesore by her stepmother "bully" and was abused in every way. Once, because of a small matter, she contradicted her stepmother, angered her, and whipped her with a whip, but she accidentally hit her own daughter who came to persuade her. At this time, the stepmother was angry and hated. At night, she gouged out her eyes while she was sleeping. Ming Gu was in unbearable pain, broke the door and fled, and soon died. After her death, there was a plate of bright yellow flowers on her grave, facing the sun all day long. It was a sunflower. It shows that Minggu yearns for light and hates darkness. This legend inspires people to hate violence, darkness and pursue light. This sunflower has propagated to this day.