Flower and Plant Wars - Page 8

weatherboi · 10-05-2012, 05:32 AM

ahk · 10-08-2012, 07:30 PM

Turtle · 10-22-2012, 11:45 PM

Turtle · 11-12-2012, 10:55 PM

Duchess · 11-12-2012, 11:18 PM

Turtle · 02-09-2013, 12:10 PM

ahk · 02-24-2013, 09:58 PM

Duchess · 02-25-2013, 05:42 PM

deb_U_taunt · 02-25-2013, 06:08 PM

I love black columbine

deb_U_taunt · 02-25-2013, 06:14 PM

and fuschia

Kätzchen · 10-12-2013, 12:41 PM

macele · 10-12-2013, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

probably about 15 minutes down the road, ... there's a field like this. an awe feeling is what i get. thanks for posting.

macele · 10-12-2013, 04:06 PM

Smiling · 10-12-2013, 05:48 PM

Martina · 02-14-2014, 02:39 AM

Overall winner of the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2014

Martina · 02-14-2014, 02:09 PM

puddin' · 02-14-2014, 03:42 PM

Martina · 02-15-2014, 02:16 AM

Smiling · 02-15-2014, 04:44 AM

One of my very favorite flowers....

I copied and pasted some interesting folklore associated with Plumeria/Frangipani below:

Myths & Legends Associated with the Frangipani Plant

There is a theory that Catholic missionary priests spread frangipanis (Plumerias) around the world as they travelled. This may explain why the frangipani is so popular and common in the Philippines and Thailand but very rare in China and Vietnam. Thailand and the Philippines welcomed the Christian missionaries while, in China and Vietnam, they were persecuted until around the 1850s.

Frangipani trees were once considered taboo in Thai homes because of superstitious associations with the plant's Thai name, lantom, which is similar to ratom, the Thai word for sorrow. As a result, frangipanis were thought to bring unhappiness. Today, however, the blossoms are presented as fragrant offerings to Buddha and Thai people wear them on special festival days like Songkran (Thai New Year).

According to Vietnamese myth, ghosts live in trees with white and fragrant flowers including the frangipani. In Vietnam and China the colour white is associated with death and funerals.

In Hindu culture, the flower means loyalty. Hindu women put a flower in their hair on their wedding days to show their loyalty to their husbands.

It’s believed the Aztecs used a decoction of frangipani flowers and other plant materials mixed with certain internal organs of predatory animals (with a reputation for cunning, strength and bravery) as a powerful potion against fear, lethargy and faintheartedness.

"Warming" oils -- such as those from Plumeria, sandalwood, lotus flower, frankinense, cinnamon and basil -- are said to have a calming influence on those suffering from fear, anxiety, insomnia or tremors, according to the principles of Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old Indian holistic science that seeks to balance mind, body and spirit.

A popular legend among sailors shipping overseas from Hawaii during WWII was to toss a lei into the waters as the ship passed Diamond Head. If the lei floated ashore, the sailor would return. If it floated toward the ship, he wouldn't be coming back.

In the language of flowers, Frangipani (Plumeria) are said to stand for love long in absence, as for a sailor long at sea.

Frangipani (Plumeria) is very rare in China, and even more precious than orchids. So, when a person gives frangipani flowers to a sweetheart, it is the closest thing to saying you're special, I love you in a culture where expression of personal feelings is frowned upon.

According to Mexican (Lakandon) myth the gods were born from Frangipani (Plumeria) flowers.

In Malay folklore the scent of the frangipani is associated with a vampire, the pontianak.

Source: http://www.allthingsfrangipani.com/frangipanis.html

Kätzchen · 04-09-2016, 07:14 PM

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