Ruìxiāng de xiāngqì nóngyù, bèi yù wéi 'huā zhōng xiángruì'.
The winter daphne's scent is so rich that it is called 'the auspicious one among flowers'.
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memory
The name itself is its calling card: 瑞 (ruì, 'auspicious') + 香 (xiāng, 'fragrance') = 'auspicious fragrance' — Chinese gardeners considered its perfume so striking that it became a New Year's omen of good fortune.
culture
瑞香 has been cultivated in China since the Tang dynasty and is a classic 中国传统名花 (Zhōngguó chuántǒng míng huā, 'traditional Chinese famous flower') alongside the peony and plum blossom.
