Bell Flower A Godly Gift To Celebrate An Unchanging Love

The Bell Flower is a popular flower among Chinese who name it Jie Geng and Japanese who name it Kikyou; in English, this flower is also usually known as Balloon Flower or Campanula. The Bell Flower is the symbol of Unchanging Love, Honesty, and Obedience. It is indeed a great gift for someone who is special to you. In order for you to understand even more so why, lets learn about more about this amazing flower from facts and legends.

Legend Of The Venuss Looking Glass

To understand even more why offering a Bell Flower as gift is a great idea, lets journey together in the past, in a time where gods were almighty and powerful. It all started in the room of Venus, the roman goddess of love and beauty. As all gods and goddess should, Venus had in her possession a very powerful artifact, a magic mirror. While the mirror itself didnt look anything overly extraordinary, its magic power was the ability to transform anything, no matter how ugly into something beautiful. This magic mirror will reflect nothing but beauty! Unfortunately for Venus, one day she accidentally lost her precious magic mirror, and this is where our legend begins This is when an unsuspecting shepherd boy found Venuss mirror while herding. Casually, he started looking at himself into the mirror and began to have a strange feeling of happiness. He then decided to keep that mirror with him. As the magic of the mirror was activated, Venus became immediately informed of the whereabouts of her precious mirror. She then summoned Cupid to go down to Earth and retrieve her possession. Swiftly, Cupid went to visit the shepherd boy and asked him to return the mirror to the goddess Venus. Unfortunately, the boy was already under the spell of the mirror. A mere mortal like him couldnt withstand the power of such godly artifact, and thus refused to separate himself from the magic mirror. Haste makes waste, and this is exactly what happened to Cupid at that time. In his overzealous intent to retrieve the godly mirror, Cupid shot shepherds hand to make him release the mirror unfortunately as the boy lost his grip on the artifact; the mirror fell on the floor and shattered. As Venuss mirror shattered in small pieces, everywhere a fra gment of it landed on the ground, a bell flower bloomed out of it. It is for that reason that people at that time called this flower the Venuss Looking Glass Flower. Even today, the glowing seeds of the bell flowers are a reminder of its legendary origin

Todays Facts About The Campanula Bell Flower

The campanula has a unique shape with a base inflated a bit like a balloon (where its nickname) and the top in a star shape. The petals of the Bell Flower are curved out as if in defense and thus are often compared to a young lady that cannot be offended. The common colors for the Bell Flower are purple, blue, pink, and white. While being a beautiful flower to decorate your home or garden, the bell flower is also used by Chinese as medicine, and the edible roots often used in Korean cooking. Now that you know more about this flower, don't you agree that offering an Origami Bell Flower is truly a Godly Gift?

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Mend Your Relationship With The Meaning Of An Origami Morning Glory

Like for any other origami flower gift, an origami morning glory can be either a gift based on the beauty of the flower and the appreciation one can have of its appeal, or a message conveyed based on its meaning and a specific situation. So let's learn a bit more about what makes the morning glory such a special flower beyond being the symbol of the month of September and 11th wedding anniversary flower...

Symbolism of the Morning Glory

The Morning Glory is very special in the fact that its meaning is more of a spiritual nature than the other flowers. Often, the Morning Glory is considered to symbolize love and affection; however it should be specified that what is referred to here is the spiritual meaning of those feelings rather than the feelings themselves. The morning glory is a flower that blooms and dies within the same day. While the beauty expressed by this flower in full bloom is captivating early morning, sadly it doesn't last longer than a single day as the flower will die by the afternoon or nightfall. Such a short lifespan is what led to associate this flower with the sometimes fleeting nature of affection; however as the vine give birth to brand new flowers every morning, the morning glory meaning also represents the renewable nature of love.

Messenger of Hope
While we would all appreciate to have an ever happy relationship, truth is that real life and relationships are not like that. They are indeed known to have their ups and downs. However, just because you have an argument or a lesser feelings than you used to, doesn't mean that it's the end of your relationship. See how this flower grows and dies within a day, yet bloom again to its full splendor the next morning... Your love can grow again in just the same way! To offer an origami morning glory is to give a message where you express: " I really care about you, let our love grow strong again and overcome any adversity."

When Should You Give An Origami Calla Lily

There are some flowers in this world that everybody seems to appreciate, no matter what their taste are; the Calla Lily is one of those flowers. Maybe it is because of its smooth lines or pure color, that this flower now part of most wedding decorations, is the symbol of " Magnificent Beauty". Now, before jumping to any conclusion already, I think it's important for you to understand a bit about the history of the Calla Lily.

A Legend Is Born
A long long time ago, as goes in ancient Roman mythology, Zeus met a mortal woman named Alceme and together they gave birth to the famous half god Hercules.

Zeus, with a strong desire to enhance the divine nature of his son, traitorously drugged his wife the goddess Hera. Once Hera found herself deep asleep, Zeus placed his son Hercules at her breast to let him feed himself with divine milk.

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When the goddess Hera woke up from her sleep, and saw Hercules feeding himself at her breast, she through him away violently. In this action, some of Hera's milk gushed across heaven forming what we know today as the milky way. As for the drops of her milk that fell down onto earth, they then sprang into beautiful lilies. These flowers became the center of attention for most of the mortals, and thus Venus the goddess of beauty began to feel threatened by this flower and cast a curse upon it. This is how a huge and heavy pistil suddenly started to sprang from the lily's center. This is how the Calla Lilies are born.

Giving A Calla Lily

Now in our real world away from the gods and goddess of ancient mythology, back into the 19th century, at a time when social ethic was such that it was very difficult to express your feelings with words to one another, giving flowers to convey a message was the best medium. Each flower (as we know by now) depending on its color or arrangement used to carry a specific meaning. The Calla Lily due to its resemblance to a female genitalia was then used to express feelings of lust and sexual desire. As time passed, the Calla Lily became a symbol of purity, holiness and faith. Therefore the Calla Lilies will build up a special feeling of devotion and purity during a wedding ceremony and this is why they are often seen coupled with roses during such events. What better way to commemorate a flower with such a rich history than giving it eternal life as an origami flower? Truly, giving an origami Calla Lily will be best suited to any event celebrating birth a rebirth (in a physical or spiritual way). Now that being said, an origami Calla Lily will always be welcome as a gift regardless of the time or situation as their beauty is appreciated by all!

What Makes The Origami Camellia So Precious

My guess would be that this flower just carries so many virtues Indeed, when talking about the real flower itself, the camellia is considered as the most popular and respected flower in the Southwest China. Its leaves have a strong healing power and are often used in making tea, while the beautiful flowers have a way to transform landscapes into mesmerizing oceans of red and white in early spring. But before going any further, lets see how the Camellia became so popular.

Beautiful On The Inside And Outside

While we can certainly agree that the Camellia is one of the most beautiful and elegant flower, this is not how this beauty got first noticed. Indeed, the Camellia werent even considered as flowers at first, but as plant the oldest cultivated plant since it propagated some thousands of years ago.

The very first interest people had in the Camellia were in its leaves used to make tea in Eastern Asia.

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As the trading routes opened, westerners got captivated by the Camellia tea leaves and soon started to import them in their countries. Realizing how high the demand for Camellia tea leaves had become, the Europeans decided to try to grow them directly rather than having to import them. However, they quickly became aware that the western climate wasnt suitable for the tea produ ction.

Not wanting to waste any effort, the westerners then decided that rather than growing the Camellia as tea plant, they would now focus on its flowers

The Everlasting Devotion Of The Camellia

The Camellia has very unique features - be it in its symmetrical beauty or its unique calyx- that are appreciated both in Eastern and Western culture for very similar symbolic reasons. The Camellia inspires a very strong sense and feeling of devotion in young lovers. Asians see the petals of the Camellia as representing the essence and spirit of a lady, and the calyx (which holds the petals) as the young man entrusted by the lady as her protector. Furthermore, the calyx of the Camellia will fall with the petals that it holds when the flower has finished blooming rather than hanging on the tree long after the petals have dropped. This very particular phenomena has come to symbolize an everlasting union between two lovers, where even in death, nothing will separate them till the very end.

Camellias Colorful Meanings

The Camellia comes in three different shades of color each with its own meaning. The pink Camellia symbolizes longing, the red Camellia passion, and the white Camellia adoration, perfection, and loveliness. The white and red Camellias are usually used to represent romantic love, while the white Camellia represents a more generic love, such as the one has for its parents or his children. With such a rich past and deep meaning, theres no wonder why the Camellia is so appreciated. Indeed, celebrating this amazing flower by immortalizing its virtues and symbolism in the form of an origami flower is definitely befitting. No wonder offering an origami Camellia is such a precious gift!

What Makes The Red Rose So Special

The red rose is more than just a flower, it truly has become the symbol of love. Its presence is felt and seen everywhere in any kind of art form, be it poetry, painting, and photography. In fact, the presence of the red rose in our life is so strong that if you ask anyone, and I really mean anyone to close their eyes and picture a flower in their mind, you can be sure that it is the image of a red rose! Another interesting fact about the red rose is that it is recognized by all as the symbol of love, regardless of their culture or religion. While roses in general are associated with love and romance, each rose color do carry a different and specific meaning. Therefore, any rose would make a good romantic gift but for one to offer a red rose is clearly to make a declaration of love!

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Now, you may wonder why the red color of the rose became the symbol of love, so let's go back a bit in time and learn more about what happened centuries ago...

Love and Legend

Just like many of the flowers now found in Europe and other western countries, the rose was first imported from Asia. In ancient China, at a time where mystical beasts were roaming the country, one was particularly feared and that was the dragon Ryu (its name may vary depending on the folklore legends ^^). This dragon was really almighty and only destruction was left after its coming. No need to tell you how dreadful the situation was when the dragon was to attack during your wedding ceremony. That was until someone accidentally found out that the dragon was afraid of one thing, and one thing only: the red color! Understanding this fact, the Chinese quickly began to dress in red for their wedding costumes and also decorate in red. Now you know why the red color is so important and predominant in Chinese culture.^^ Anyway, while the rose always been appreciated for its beauty. Having it part of wedding ceremonies only increased its association to love and romance, and through the legends, the red rose of love was born.

The Red Rose Today

In our modern days, aways from heroes and dragons, the red color is still a pillar of Chinese culture and the red rose a worldwide symbol of love. Further than love, the red rose in western countries has come to express deep passion too, making it the flower gift of choice for events such as Valentine's day or any time one wishes to make a new declaration of love to someone.

However, when it comes to wedding, in the western culture the red rose of passion has usually be replaced by the white rose of purity; but that my friends is another story...