The influence and symbolism of flowers can go beyond personal stories․ This time our article is about the best flowers in the world, which have created a kind of history. Let’s get acquainted with these flowers together.

Lotus

Lotuses delight people and contain a mystery. It is said that the blue Lotus in Ancient Egypt (sometimes known as blue algae) could be found on countless papyrus paintings, ornaments, and even in the wreaths of Tutankhamun’s tomb, as it symbolized fertility. Therefore, blue lotuses were important for the ancient Egyptians. However, the information about the lotus is not limited to this. It is now known that the flower contains a chemical that is commonly used to treat male diseases. Studies have shown that Hin Egyptians were aware of this property of Lotuses.

Poppy

The poppy probably has the biggest paradox in this list of flowers. The more it benefits, the more it harms humanity.

In 1804, the German pharmacist Friedrich Wilhelm Serturner isolated a portion of opium, which later became the analgesic morphine. He originally called it morphism in honor of the ancient Greek god of dreams, Morpheus. And it “justified” its name. Morphine soon attracted people, and many began to use it for non-medical purposes.

It should be noted that recently the poppy has been attributed a symbolic story. When the First World War began in the summer of 1914, trenches began to be dug, and soldiers began to pass through thousands of fields and agricultural lands, trampling everything. As a result, many landscapes disappeared across Europe. However, in 1915, special conditions led to the fact that something beautiful appeared in these places. It turns out that poppy seeds can “fall asleep” for hundreds of years, so the field of Flanders near Ypres bloomed, becoming the red sea. The scene was very shocking to those who fought in the war, and one of the Canadian soldiers, Major John McCray, immortalized it as a poem called on the field of Flanders. Now the poppy is used as a symbol of those people who fought and died not only in the First World War but also during conflicts around the world.

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums have been cultivated in Chinese gardens for more than 2,500 years. The ancient Chinese considered the chrysanthemum a badge of the Chinese army. And the Chinese mothers considered the flower to be one of the four noble Chinese plants along with bamboo, plum, and orchid, so the lower class Chinese were not allowed to grow them in their gardens. Not surprisingly, chrysanthemums spread throughout the world. Buddhist monks brought the chrysanthemum to Japan in AD In the year 400. The Japanese emperors loved this flower so much that they sat on thrones made of chrysanthemums. However, chrysanthemums are not so popular in Italy. They are associated with death here, so if you have Italian friends, avoid giving them a bouquet of chrysanthemums.

Dahlia

Dahlias were in Europe quite late. European scientists have called this flower a possible food source since in the 1840s the disease destroyed the French potato crop. It is also interesting that before the discovery of insulin, diabetic patients were often given diabetic sugar made from dahlias.

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