Hello everyone, how are you?
I hope you are doing well.
On this occasion I would like to share with you a plant that I found in my yard. This plant was my mom's and it bloomed beautifully in my yard.
This beautiful plant is scientifically named Hibiscus rosa-sinensis or in my area is better known as Kembang Sepatu. This plant has many types, maybe around two hundreds, with various colors, such as dark red, pink, white, yellow, orange and others. This flowering plant is included in the Malvaceae family. These plants are found in warm, tropical and subtropical climates.
This plant from East Asia has many benefits. In accordance with its name, Hibiscus, because in India the flowers of this plant are made to shine shoes. While in China, red flowers are made as food coloring. And in my area the flowers and leaves are believed to be traditional medicine by drying and making it into tea for consumption, which is believed to reduce high blood pressure or hypertension, reduce fat levels in the blood, prevent cancer because this plant contains anthocyanins. And herbal tea from this plant is also believed to fight excess free radicals, fight infection, prevent inflammation, control blood sugar levels and so on.
The flower is considered to be feminine, so in North America it means the perfect wife or woman. Giving this flower to a woman in Victorian times, it signified praise of a woman's beauty.
In Tahiti or Hawaii, if you want to have a partner, you can tuck this flower in your ear and some man will come up to you indicating he wants to be your partner. But it will be different if you are married and do not want to be in a romantic relationship, you can use this flower to reject it. But make no mistake when you tuck this flower in your ear. You have to tuck it on the left which indicates you already have a partner.
Unlike Malaysia, they declared this flower as a national symbol in 1960. The five petals on this flower according to them symbolize the Rukun Negara (Malaysian State Principles).
The various colors of this flower, symbolize the various meanings contained therein.
Purple: associated with class and mystery.
Red: a symbol of passion and love.
White: symbolizes purity, innocence and beauty.
Yellow or orange color: gives the meaning of sunlight, luck and happiness.
Pink: symbolizes the expression of all feelings of love and affection, and also has a meaning of friendship.
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