Indeed, long before the carnation, the lily was traditionally China's "mother flower," explains Director Hwang Yung-chuan of the Chinese Floral Arts Foundation.
「早在康乃馨之前，金針就是我國傳統的母親花」，中華花藝文教基金會董事長黃永川解釋，古代遊子離家前，會在母親居住的堂屋附近種幾叢萱草，期使母親能略減思子之愁。