Chinese New Year | Chinese New Year Decorations, Plants And Flowers Part 2
Chinese New Year Plants And Flowers
Four Season Lime
 
‘Four Season Lime’ is known as ‘Si Ji Ju’ in Chinese. This is a very popular plant during Chinese New Year as
‘Ju’ is associated with New Year. It bears many fruits, which is called ‘Kum’ in Cantonese and ‘Kum’ literally
means ‘gold’. Therefore, having a ‘Four Season Lime’ plant at home symbolises the ‘abundance of wealth’.
Jing Qian Shu
  
‘Jing Qian Shu’ is another popular plant as its Chinese name literally means ‘Golden Money Plant’. Its shiny
angular shaped leaves represent gold ingots. Therefore, having this plant at home symbolises ‘having plenty of
wealth in the household’. When it flowers, it is believed that good fortune is arriving for the household. Can you
spot the flower above? It looks like a white corn.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum is well liked for its vibrant and rich colour, especially its yellow flowers. Chrysanthemum
signifies ‘great joy and happiness’.
Peony
 
Peony is also known as 'Mu Dan' or 'Fu Gui Hua". It represents ‘wealth, prosperity and honour’. When it flowers,
it represents ‘good fortune is arriving’.
Guzmania Or 'Ong Lai Huay'
 
Guzmania is also known as 'Huang Li Hua' in Chinese. It is popular because its Hokkien name 'Ong Lai Huay'
signifies the 'arrival of wealth and prosperity'. It is also popularly referred as ‘Pineapple Flower’.
Lotus Flower
 
Lotus Flower is greatly esteemed and cherished by Buddhist followers. Lotus represents ‘purity of body, speech
and mind’, as it floats above the muddy waters of attachment and desire without being stained. It symbolises
‘purity, elegance and peacefulness’.
‘Fatt Chye Su’
 
‘Fatt Chye Su’ is another sought after plant during Chinese New Year. As the Chinese name suggest, this plant
brings ‘wealth and prosperity’. When it flowers, it is believed that the owner will experience ‘good windfall
luck’.
Keng Huay
  
‘Keng Huay’ is a Hokkien name. Its botanical name is known as Epiphyllum. It is considered as a lucky plant by
the Chinese. When it flowers, it signifies ‘the arrival of good luck’.
 
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