National flower of Korea.

I really like Korea's Sharon roses. Have also learned about this flower. And now I would like to introduce to you, about the flower that I like. Every country has a symbolic flower symbolizing that country. As: Tulip flowers for the Netherlands, Japanese Cherry blossoms, Lotus flowers for Vietnam ... What in Korea is flowers?

Certainly, this will be a question that many people are curious to know. Especially, Vietnamese students on the journey to study in Korea. Sharon roses, a flower of simple beauty but vitality is extremely intense and extremely tough, is the national symbol of Korea.

The origin of the rose Sharon

According to records: Sharon roses, also known as Mugung flowers, is a flower with a beautiful beauty symbolizes the personality of the people of Korea. Flowers originated in Asia Minor and have been in Korea since ancient times. In addition to the name of Sharon roses or Mugung flowers, the Korean people also love to give flowers a very loving name that is: Chi Cong Hoa or Huong Hoa. This means: The country of Mugung flowers expresses strong vigor and non-stop development. Bring it back, the extreme endurance and prosperity of that country

Characteristics of rose Sharon

This is a type of flower with a trunk height of 2m to 3m and belongs to hibiscus flower group. The hulls are ash gray, hairless and upright with a durable, sturdy yarn. The leaves are interwoven with a length of about 4 to 10 cm. The outer appearance of the leaves, almost like an egg, is sprouted mainly on the three deepest branches.
There are over 100 species of Sharon Pink on the Korean Peninsula, including pink, double, and pink roses. Based on the color of the flowers, people divide Sharon into 3 groups, Dansim, Baedal, and Asadal. The flower group chosen as the national flower is Dansim.

Asadal group

Dansim group

Baedal group*

Flowers blooms from July to September, petals form wrinkles 6-10 cm long, with short stems.

Normally, a small one day hatches about 20 flowers, 50 flowers, flowers bloom about 100 days a year.
So, if calculated for one year, flowers bloom around 2000 to 5000 flowers. Flowers bloom early in the morning, begin to close the wings in the afternoon and fall at sunset. This cycle is repeated daily, the daily hatch and fall is considered to be a unique feature of Mugung flowers.

The meaning of rose Sharon

In Korean, Mugung means immortal. Not only that, this flower also has a very simple beauty but has a very strong vitality. Therefore, flowers symbolize the personality of the Korean people. It also brings: The glory and prosperity of this country. Because of that, the Sharon roses are extremely popular and deeply loved by Korean people. Besides, flowers also express the eternal spirit of the nation. By reason: This cotton falls off, then there will be another cotton hatch for successive growth and flourishing.

Sharon roses represent Korea's national flower

Ever since ancient times, Sharon roses or Mugung flowers have been considered a symbol of Korean nationalism. This flower has entered the human heart from songs or stories or poems ... It is love, the people of kimchi country give this flower. Not only that, this flower is also the beginning of the national chorus of the national anthem of Korea: "Mugung flowers, hatched thousands of miles on the mountains and the beautiful river"

Sharon Roses, was truly honored and it became an indispensable part of this nation. Because of that, this flower was honored as a national flower for Korea. Sharon roses, the national symbol of Korea.

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