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Speaking of frangipani, is it true that the first thought in the minds of many friends and yilujun is that "frangipani" is an egg flower made of egg liquid?
When it comes to eggs, everyone must have eaten them, even if they haven't. Oval eggs provide us with a high-quality source of protein, whether you come from all over the world, eggs have become one of the essential ingredients for breakfast, and they are not tired of eating. The eggs are steamed and fried are delicious, the heart is yellow as gold, and the fried poached eggs around them are not beautiful and have a lot of appetite?
Today, I will explore and learn the secret of the plumeria and the cultural significance behind it, which grow as beautiful as a fried poached egg.
The core is yellow like gold, white as jade, and the clear gold inlaid jade - frangipani
1. Identification of frangipani flowers: plumeria oleander family, plumeria genus deciduous shrub or small tree. The twigs are thick and succulent. The leaves are large, thick, papery, polygonal at the top of the branches, and the leaf veins are connected to one side at the near leaf margin. Several flowers are clustered at the top of the branches, the corolla is barrel-shaped, about 5 to 6 cm in diameter, and 5 lobes. The outside is milky white, the center is bright yellow, and it is extremely aromatic. Flowering period is from May to October. Frangipani flowers bloom in summer and are elegant in fragrance. After the leaves fall, the bare trunk bends naturally, and its shape is very beautiful.
2. Poetry Flower Appreciation:
Advise the king not to spare the golden robe, and advise the king to spare the youth.
The flowers can be folded straight and folded, and there is no need to fold the branches without flowers.
——Du Qiuniang, "Golden Robe"
3, one flower and one name: the root of the petals of the plumeria is bright yellow, gradually becoming lighter to white, like a fried poached egg named plumeria is also very image. In addition, Burmese gardenia, egg yolk flowers, Indian frangipani, and large season flowers are also aliases for plumeria. The frangipani is also the national flower of Laos.
4, the flower language and meaning of the plumeria: the flower language of the plumeria is low-key and subtle, pregnant with hope. The frangipani does not have a noble appearance, but it has a very simple appearance - using five petals to form a fresh flower type of simple and elegant flower, which can cater to Chinese low-key and subtle thoughts, suitable for giving to friends around them, and also hinting at their low-key meaning. The flower language is also to nurture hope, its buds are like eggs, it feels like it is pregnant with new life, and there is hope in life.
5, the maintenance of frangipani: plumeria is a positive tree species, sexually like high temperature, humid and sunny environment. But it can also grow in a semi-shady environment, the soil is deep and fertile, well-permeable, rich in organic matter acidic sandy loam soil is better, the frangipani is drought-tolerant, avoid waterlogging, good stress resistance, the plumeria has poor cold tolerance, central and northern China should only be potted, winter into the greenhouse for wintering.
6, the ornamental value of frangipani: frangipani has a very high ornamental value. The whole tree looks symmetrical and natural. The long-standing trunk of the adult plumeria is naturally formed in a vigorous and upright shape, which is very imposing; its canopy is like a cover, full of green trees, and naturally grows into a round head. Another great feature of the frangipani is that the aroma after the flower blooms is light and elegant, and the fragrance can be maintained several days after the flower. As a result, frangipani is becoming more and more popular with flower lovers.
7, the garden value of plumeria: in the landscaping, the plumeria has a variety of effects such as greening, beautification, and fragrance. In the garden layout, it can be used in a variety of configurations such as solitary planting, cluster planting, and water embellishment, which is deeply loved by people and has become an indispensable and excellent tree species in the greening of southern China. Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in South China are widely used in the greening and beautification of parks, courtyards, green belts, lawns, etc. In northern China, plumeria is mostly used for potted ornamentation.
8, the medicinal value of plumeria: plumeria can be used as a traditional Chinese medicine after drying, with heat relief, lungs and throat can also treat sore throat and other diseases. Frangipani is a slightly bitter taste of Traditional Chinese medicine, and the treatment of heat stroke in summer, dysentery disease, abdominal pain and stomach pain that often occurs in summer can be treated together with other Traditional Chinese medicines.
9, the cultural value of frangipani: plumeria is one of the "five trees and six flowers" of Buddhism, which means beauty in Buddhism, and also represents the fragrance, and also contains the Buddhist doctrine of "universal sentient beings". In addition, there is a touching legend about the egg flower in Western countries:
Legend has it that The frangipani was an angel before reincarnation. Because love violates the rules of heaven, he fled to the southern country of the human world. On that day, on the Pillar Rock of the Seven Star Rock, it wrapped its beloved love relic, the yellow ribbon, tightly around its white wings for the last time. The rock is then hit by a pebble. God was also touched by her, and in the place of her martyrdom, a magical tree grew, and the flowers were as white as eggs, yellow and white. Since then, in the southern country, magical flowers have bloomed everywhere.
The flowers drawn from each string of inflorescences of the frangipani gradually open, and the different branches also bloom successively, enduring, elegant and chic, full of trees and flowers, flowers and leaves, flowing with color. It is worth mentioning that frangipani is also a delicacy, and the Dai people of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, mainland China, regard frangipani as the best specialty for entertaining guests.
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