Peony is the representative flower of Chinese Valentine's Day,because it’s the flower of love.
When men and women committed to each other, they gave each other peony to express their love and longing.
Peony has many colors. When it blooms, it is large and brilliant, and it also emits a faint fragrance. It is deeply loved by people all over the world. It can also be used as drug to cure diseases.
It is said that a plague happened among the people a long time ago. People were deeply affected by the disease. The flower God couldn't bear to see this, so he stole the fairy pill of the queen mother and went down to save people. The flower God turned the fairy pill into peony flower, which can be used to treat the victims of life.
There are similar legends in the ancient West. Ancient Greece’s famous doctor Asclepier had a clever student, Peionchin, who healed the injuries of Hades. Out of jealousy, Asclepier killed Peionchin. In consideration of his kindness, Hades turned Peionchin into a kind of flower that can cure diseases, namely peony. Westerners have always believed that peony has some kind of magic. Wherever peony grows, the devil will disappear without a trace.
Peony means missing. Peony flowers have so many color and beautiful patterns. It looks like a shy woman missing her loved one. Peony is a perfect gift for people to say goodbye, it expresses the feeling of farewell. It can also be presented when men and women are in love, to express their emotions and feelings.
Peony represents unchanged sincerity. Giving the peony to your friend can show that this friendship is so strong that nothing can be changed between two people. You can also give peony to your loved one, to tell them that he/she is the one and that will never change. It is used to express your sincere feelings.
Peony also implies beauty. The ancients believed that blooming peony flower is like a beautiful woman.