The words and legends of Sparrow Flowers

Grass sparrow is the second class of national protected plants, also known as white flower oil sesame vine, flower Shantou, sparrow flower, etc., is an evergreen, large woody vine of Lathyrus bean of butterfly family, native to tropical and subtropical Asia, and is cultivated in southern China. It is often climbing on trees and shrubs, which is of great ornamental value. Let's take a look at the flowers and legends of sparrow flowers.

The floral words of the sparrow flowers

Happy, happy. When the sparrow blossoms, it will grow clusters of clusters around the vine, the shape of the spike is very much like the full shape of the bird, when the bloom is most prosperous, the finches of various forms show a kind of beauty of "hundred finches facing branches" as a whole. Every time you look at this scene, the sincere joy and happiness overflows from the inside to the outside, this kind of mood is the flower language that it conveys.

The Legend of Sparrow Flower

Legend has it that Tieguai Li, one of the eight Immortals of the Ming Dynasty, wandered to Gongkeng Temple in the early morning and saw groups of sparrows flying happily among the rice fields while passing a piece of farmland. Seeing this, the farmer picked up the broom and rushed from one end of the field to the other, but before the broom fell to the ground, the sparrow fell to the ground again, and the farmer had no choice but to watch the half-year harvest wreaked havoc by the sparrow and burst into tears.

Tieguai Li fought the injustice for the farmer, casually found a cane, used the magic owned by the eight Immortals to tie these arrogant sparrows to the vine, and then hung a string of vines on the tree, only letting them fly out of the flowers and legends of flowers and legends before and after the Qingming Festival. Since then, there have been no annoying sparrows eating rice, but more lovable sparrows.

The function of Sparrow Flower

1. Ornamental value: the vines of sparrow flowers are evergreen all the year round, and their colors are changeable when they bloom. They are widely planted in many scenic spots, whether they are large-scale plantations or potted plants at home. They are warmly welcomed by the majority of flower friends.

2. Edible value: fresh sparrow flowers taste peculiar and sweet, with a variety of practices, such as crispy fried sparrow flowers, white scorched sparrow flowers, soup sparrow flowers, cold sparrow flowers and so on. But the sparrow flower is cold, and the core in the middle should be pulled out when cooking, especially when making soup.

3. Medicinal value: the stem of sparrow flower can be used medicinally and has the effects of strengthening bone, tonifying muscles and tonifying blood. Sun-dried sparrow flower is a good medicine for reducing fire and clearing heat, but it should be noted that the seeds of sparrow flower are poisonous and should be avoided to contact and eat them.