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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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