So far, China has not officially established the national flower. At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were two plans to make peony the national flower, or to make peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and plum blossom the national flower, but they failed for various reasons. Although after years of debate, so far, China has not established the national flower.
On July 15, 2019, China Flower Association released an online voting activity to solicit opinions from the public on the establishment of China's national flower. The vote, which ended in the early hours of July 23, totaled 362264 votes. Among them, 79.91% voted to make peony the national flower of our country. According to the result, China Flower Association raised a proposal to regard peony as national flower.
1. The peony flower is beautiful and elegant, with a unique temperament, which can reflect the culture and character of the Chinese nation.
2. Peony has a high cultural value and is loved by the people.
3. Peony originated from China, widely distributed in China, with many varieties, and has a long cultivation history in China.