The flower language and culture of sword orchid

Sword orchid, also known as gladiolus, calamus orchid, flat bamboo lotus, etc., is a perennial herb of the genus Iridaceae. Its bulb is oblate and globose. Its original species comes from the Cape of good Hope in South Africa. After many interspecific hybrids, the cultivated varieties are widely distributed all over the world. They can be used as flower baskets, bouquets, vases, etc., and can be arranged in flower borders and special flower beds. Let's take a look at the flower language and culture of sword orchids.

The floral language of sword orchid

1. It represents nostalgia, as well as love, heart, longevity, Kangning and Fu Lu.

2. Heart, fortune, wealth, rising and sturdiness. The Chinese believe that the leaf of sword orchid is like a long sword, like a sword worn by Zhong Kui, which can ward off evil spirits and evil spirits, and become an indispensable lining for flower arrangement for festival. in addition, its flowers bloom gradually from the bottom to the top, symbolizing the rise one after another. it has become a considerable amount of flower material used in congratulatory flower baskets.

3. Rendezvous, heart. The delicate flowers, protected by thick stems, bloom quietly on the stems, which may be reminiscent of a woman who half-covers her face with the collar of her coat. So many people tie it into a bouquet and give it to each other as a secret signal of a tryst. Although the rendezvous can increase the popularity of the relationship, but it can not lose calm, so another fancy language of sword orchid is attentiveness.

The collocation of sword orchid

1. Blooming season

[flowers] 15 pink sword orchids, 9 pink perfume lilies, 29 red roses, all over the sky, asparagus and other green leaves.

[opinion] this flower is pink sword orchid, pink originally gives people a kind of weak feeling, but because the sword orchid has a tension open posture, let people see a kind of youthful power. Especially suitable for women.

2. Go along with your wishes

[flowers] 6 red sword orchids, 2 multi-headed pink lilies and 9 red Fulang, matched with cotyledons, Brazilian leaves and tortoise back leaves.

[opinion] Red sword orchid is the highlight of this flower, let people see the enthusiasm for life. And then with the meaning of "Pepsi like" lilies, people are particularly happy.

The culture of sword orchid

As early as the early 17th century, when the sword orchid was still wild in the Cape of good Hope in Africa, only some flower-loving aristocratic ladies appreciated it and sent people back to the garden for cultivation at home. In 1807, William Herbert, an English missionary, crossed 11 species of wild sword orchids in the Episcopal garden and bred three new varieties with beautiful flowers. Subsequently, it gradually spread to Europe and the United States. Known as the "Kingdom of Flowers," the Netherlands, florists give priority to the sword orchid to the market, its total output is second only to the national flower tulips.

Because the sword orchid has charming power, many westerners regard it as a symbol of joy, celebration and harmony, and it is necessary for fireworks offered at weddings, banquets or celebrity visits. In particular, many families in the United States have to decorate it every day. In 1984, when US President Ronald Reagan concluded his visit to China and held a thank-you banquet, the United States specially airlifted more than 1100 fresh sword orchids from Hong Kong and Guangzhou to Beijing in order to enhance the warm atmosphere of the banquet.

China is the forerunner of the oriental flower arrangement school. As early as 1599, the History of the bottle written by Yuan Hongdao in the Ming Dynasty has clearly discussed the artistic beauty of flower arrangement: "flower arrangement should not be too complicated, nor should it be too thin (that is, sparse). There are no more than two or three kinds, high and low, such as the exquisite layout of the painting garden." At that time, sword orchid had not yet come out, but his statement was also very suitable for sword orchid flower arrangement. According to Chinese and foreign flower arrangers, sword orchids, whether straight, oblique, long or short, will show extraordinary charm and can be sublimated calmly from natural beauty to artistic beauty, so some experts praise it as an "omnipotent champion" in the field of flower arrangement.