Ajisai is also called hydrangea. Hydrangea is named after the Eight Immortals, so it means "Eight Immortals cross the ocean and show their magical powers".
The legend of hydrangea
Legend has it that once the Eight Immortals went to Yaochi to attend the flat peach party of the Queen Mother and came back to pass by the East China Sea, which alarmed the Dragon King of the East China Sea. Nine sons of the Dragon King were ordered to scout the sea. Among them, the seven princes of the Dragon King saw He Xiangu's beauty in the Eight Immortals, so they made waves at sea and took the opportunity to snatch He Xiangu to the Dragon Palace. The other seven immortals flew into a rage, each raised a magic weapon, turned into seven red-scale fire dragons, and sprayed flames into the sea. At the moment, the sea is boiling.
The Dragon King of the East China Sea felt extremely hot in the Dragon Palace. When he heard the deafening noise outside, the Dragon Palace shook even more. After asking the original reason, he tied up the seven emperors in a rage, and invited He Xiangu to sit in the dragon sedan chair, carried by the other eight dragons, and rose to the sea to apologize to all the immortals. When the Seven Immortals saw He Xiangu's safe return, the Dragon King personally escorted the Seven Princes to confess their sins, and his anger was extinguished, expressing his willingness to turn enemies into friends. The Dragon King apologized to the Eight Immortals for offering flowers.
The Eight Immortals brought flowers to China. These flowers are clustered together like a big hydrangea. Sure enough, these flowers are beautiful, colorful and extraordinary, adding beautiful scenery to the garden. People know that this kind of flower is brought by the Eight Immortals, so they affectionately call it "Eight Immortals Hydrangea".
Hydrangea (scientific name: hydrangea (thunb. )ser。 ), also known as hydrangea, Ajisai hydrangea, Viburnum hydrangea and pink flower. It belongs to hydrangea, deciduous shrub or small tree of Saxifragaceae. Leaves opposite, ovate to ovoid-elliptic, covered with stellate hairs. It blooms in summer, and the flowers are integrated into cymes at the top of branches, with white neutral flowers at the edge.
Flowers are green at first, then white and fragrant. It is named because it looks like a hydrangea. Originated in Central China and Southwest China. Sex likes humidity, but is afraid of drought and waterlogging. Hydrangea is a common garden flower. Its umbel is like a snowball, surrounded by oval green leaves, which is really beautiful.