Daffodil Flower In Japan

Commonly known in japanese as suisen daffodils are also known as setchūka meaning flowers in the snow.
Daffodil flower in japan. Each plant features five or six linear leaves that grow from the bulb and are about 30 cm 12 inches long. In hanakotoba daffodils mean respect. Hanakotoba 花言葉 is the japanese form of the language of flowers in this practice plants were given codes and passwords.
In france the daffodil is used as a sign of hope which makes sense when you recognize that the flower blooms in the spring. Daffodils or suisen are native to europe and northern africa. These days many japanese are unaware that flowers have traditional meanings.
We associate daffodil with this species. However flower meanings do make occasional appearances in modern popular culture such as manga and anime. Daffodil flowers have many different symbolic meanings.
The language of flowers hanakotoba 花言葉 is fading. The stem bears one large yellow blossom with a corolla deeply cleft into six lobes and a central bell shaped crown or corona that is frilled at its edges. These striking flowers range from miniature 2 inch plants with inch blooms to 2 foot plants with 5 inch blooms.
There are other legends to be aware of as well. People believe in its ability to attract good fortune and luck. In japan however the daffodil is used to represent joy and mirth.
In china the daffodil is a symbol of fortune. The daffodil is one of the first flowers to announce the coming of spring sitting alongside plum blossom wintersweet and camellia as one of the four friends of the snow setchū no shiyū and alongside plum blossom and daphne as one of the san no kimi three auspicious flowers depicted in paintings that celebrate the coming of spring. In japan daffodil means joy and mirth.