7 Lucky Flowers and Plants for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the beginning of the Lunar New Year and it is greatly celebrated as one of the most important holidays in China. It usually lasts for about two weeks, and people refer to it as the “Spring Festival”.
Chinese New Year Flowers
Fortune Horse Path - 馬踏金橋
Sunbeam Violet Joy - 紫韻晨光
During Chinese New Year, a variety of flowers are popularly shared among family, friends, lovers, colleagues as gifts. These gifts are intended to interpret and ignite various positive meanings to one another.
However, many Chinese New Year flowers are usually celebrated even in other countries for their significance during this festive season.
To traditionalists, this most important of Chinese holidays is all about good luck and renewal, but some flowers, fruits, and colours are considered luckier than others, so if you’re thinking about adding some Chinese New Year cheer to your home or workplace this Year of the Dragon, keep reading to find out how to do it right!
Plum Blossoms
To the Chinese, Plum Blossoms symbolise endurance, courage, perseverance,and reliability – which are essential traits to succeed in life. Because of its beauty and significance during the festive celebrations, it is common in Chinese cultural arts like paintings and poetry.
As the blossom season is around the Spring Festival, it’s a great idea to buy some plum blossoms to decorate your home. According to Chinese traditions, plum blossoms will pull in long-term good fortune.
Orchid
Orchids are undoubtedly the most popular Chinese New Year flower. It’s believed that they bring good fortune. Among all varieties of orchids, the Phalaenopsis is a popular festive flower, with good meanings of happiness, vitality and longevity. Said to symbolise abundance, fertility, refinement and luxury, orchids are ideal gifts for that special someone in your life.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums, typically those in golden yellow or purple colour, are lucky flowers during Chinese New Year. If you are looking to improve your wealth and luck in the coming year, you can consider getting the golden chrysanthemums for your home. These flowers are often associated with longevity – they are frequently used to depict this idea in traditional Chinese art, for example. It’s a particularly auspicious gift for older people because of this.
Red Roses
In Chinese culture, red roses are strongly associated with love, happiness, good fortune, and celebration. The colour red symbolises luck, joy, and prosperity, making red roses a meaningful choice for Chinese New Year. Often gifted to express sincere wishes and positive energy, they are perfect for welcoming the new year with warmth and optimism.
Red roses also represent passion, respect, and heartfelt emotion. As Chinese New Year is a time for togetherness and renewal, decorating your home with red roses or gifting them to loved ones is a beautiful way to share blessings, strengthen relationships, and set a joyful tone for the year ahead.
Phoenix-Inspired Blooms
In Chinese culture, the phoenix is a powerful symbol of renewal, prosperity, and harmony. Often associated with new beginnings and positive transformation, the phoenix represents grace rising from change. Floral arrangements inspired by this legendary creature are ideal for Chinese New Year, bringing strength, elegance, and auspicious energy into the home as the new year unfolds.
Chinese New Year Flowers
恭贺新春, Happy New Year!
Narcissus
Delicate and deliciously fragrant, they attract good fortune and prosperity in the year to come. Also known as “Water Fairy Flowers” or “Chinese Sacred Lilies”, they are considered to be one of the most auspicious flowers in the Chinese New Year.
Hydrangeas Flowers
Hydrangeas are admired for their full, rounded blooms, symbolising abundance, harmony, and gratitude. In Chinese culture, their lush appearance represents unity and prosperity, making them a wonderful choice for Chinese New Year celebrations. When cared for properly, hydrangeas can last beautifully, bringing freshness, balance, and elegance into your space as you welcome the new year.
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