daffodil
Author | Ju Tong Ai
"Where did the water fairy come from, the green sleeve yellow crown white jade ying." The daffodil, known as the "Lingbo Fairy", has been loved by the Chinese people as early as ancient times, because it has the graceful posture of the jade girl, the charm of the ice and jade and the elegant and flowing style, all of which are intoxicating. People regard this flower as a symbol of auspiciousness, beauty, purity and nobility.
Legend has it that the name of daffodil is a beautiful girl from the village, with a simple name - Narcissus, who gave her life for loyal and unyielding love, and posterity called this equally simple and elegant flower Daffodil in order to commemorate her.
Every Spring Festival, a pot of daffodils is placed on the desk. The slender leaves, turquoise and green, moist and smooth; one by one, the white petals unfold, revealing a circle of yellow cores, emitting a light and elegant fragrance, and there is really a kind of "a pot of jade rui full of spring" mood.
What is even more valuable is that Narcissus does not ask for it, but only talks about giving. A bowl of water, a few stones, you can grow and flower. What is dedicated to people is the ice muscle jade bone-like bulb, the elegant and charming posture and the "yellow crown white jade" like flowers. Its floral fragrance is not as strong as the osmanthus flower, its flower color is not as colorful as the rose, but it is light and not light, quiet and vulgar, beautiful and not demon, is a rare indoor decoration.
Daffodils are not only beautiful in their leaves, but also rich in floral fragrance, which is pleasing to the eye. And its bulbs can also be used as medicine, clear heat, detoxification, dispersion and swelling, for the initial redness, swelling and pain symptoms of mumps.
The annual daffodils, although their lives are short, "do not compete with the flowers, and lead the fragrance alone", showing their pursuit and value, bringing people interest and joy.
Photo/ Wang Fuyun (Copyright belongs to the original author)
Ju Tong Ai, a retired teacher in Xinzhai Street, usually likes to write.