Sakura flower language: life

White and pink

Original to the temperate Himalayas in the northern hemisphere, including northern India, the Yangtze River Basin of China, Taiwan, North Korea, Japan. The most abundant types are found in the mountainous areas of southwestern China, and they are cultivated throughout North China. Currently cultivated all over the world, Japanese cherry blossoms are the most famous. ***There are more than 200 varieties.

Why is Japan called the "Land of Sakura"?

There are hundreds of varieties of cherry blossoms in Japan, generally divided into Somei Yoshino (light red and white), Yamazakura (light red and white), Oshima Sakura (white), Edo Higanzakura (white or red Purple), weeping cherry (red), etc. Affected by the temperature, cherry blossoms bloom sequentially along the latitude from the warm southern end of the Japanese archipelago to the north, thus forming a "Sakura Front" advancing from south to north. There is a saying in Japan called "Seven days of cherry blossoms", which means that it takes about seven days for a cherry blossom to bloom and wither, and about half a month for the entire cherry tree to bloom and fade.

In Japan, cherry blossoms are regarded as auspicious things. In traditional weddings and other festive occasions, it is often necessary to drink a kind of cherry blossom soup, which is made by adding boiling water to salt-soaked cherry blossom petals, which is the auspicious meaning of cherry blossoms. April, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, is also the time for entering school and taking a job. It is a major turning point in life, so the cherry blossoms represent the image of a future full of brightness and hope. In addition, there are streets, stations, towns, brands, meals, refreshments, and soups named after cherry blossoms everywhere in Japan. Literary writers wrote poems about cherry blossoms, painters painted pictures of cherry blossoms, musicians composed songs praising cherry blossoms, banks printed banknotes with cherry blossom patterns, factories produced cherry blossom handicrafts, and TV stations used cherry blossoms as the background to produce programs, and even ran special columns to report on the blossoming of cherry blossoms. ...The charm and influence of cherry blossoms have penetrated into all areas of Japanese social life. Therefore, Japan is also called the "Land of Sakura".

Caixia Japanese cherry blossoms (var.shojo Wils.), double petals, large, rose red;

Pink Japanese cherry blossoms (var.taizanfukus Wils.), double petals, medium size, pink color.

Mountain cherry blossoms are single or double, white or pink

Yunnan cherry blossoms are pink to deep red, clustered with 2-5 flowers, blooming from February to March