Paeonia
108 Flowers - Book 3
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16m
Tree peony is the new symbol of China, but the grass peony is less regarded. The flower tends to grow beyond the ability for its stalk to stay upright. It gets the label "boneless."
Why must we insist that a flower stay upright?
Up Next in 108 Flowers - Book 3
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Pansy
In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the juice of a pansy was made into a magical potion. A drop of the potion on sleeping eyelids would cause a man to fall madly in love with the first creature he sees.
With one look at the pansy, we can see a pair of dreamy eyes. "Here's looking at you,...
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Passion
In my high school days, my buddies and I formed a small band. One of the first western tunes we performed was "Passion Flower." The song went like this:
"Passion flower of my heart
Bon to wally wally...
Passion flower of my dream
Bon to wally wally wa..."I cannot remember the rest of the lyric...
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Peach
Xu Wenchang (1521-1593) was an eccentric artist I admired. He was harassed to offer a painting for an official's birthday. He really despised the corrupt official but obliged. At the birthday banquet, Wenchang's big peach painting in splashed ink was the centerpiece.
Folks were curious about wha...
