Placed in a vase (p'ing), the Chinese rose, which blooms every month, symbolized "peace (p'ing) year-round." A picture of nine quails (an) and a chrysanthemum (chu) meant "living (chu) peacefully (an) for nine generations.
此外，薔薇因每月開花，也叫「長春花」；在屋裡插瓶薔薇，是「四季（長春）平（瓶）安」、掛幅九隻鵪與菊花圖，寓意「九世安（鵪）居（菊）」。