Snap Dragon
108 Flowers - Book 4
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This (snapdragon) is one of the best names for a plant. It is clever. It is playful. It is actually more Chinese than its Chinese name.
"Why is this plant called the snapdragon?" I asked a lady.
"Because it snaps," the lady responded with her fingers gesturing nipping or squeezing the petal. By proper snapping, the flower can actually display many faces of a dragon.
Up Next in 108 Flowers - Book 4
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Strawberry
"Ning, we need you to do a strawberry painting that shows the freshest strawberries." A request came to me awhile back. It was for an advertisement about how well the boxes are made in preserving the freshness of fruits during shipping.
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Sunflower
In the budding stage, sunflowers turn their faces toward the east at sunrise and follow the sun to the west through the course of the day. Mysteriously, they return to face eastward at night eagerly anticipating the sunrise again. Once in full bloom, the flower does not move with the sun anymore....
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Tiger Lily
A feisty name for a feisty flower. Tiger Lily indeed has the appearance of marking its territory and being ready to launch an attack. In reality, the presence of flowers tends to calm aggressive tendencies in people.
