#tanhua

[virgaversa]

Queen of the Night

You know what I am? 

Everyone tells me that I am special, I am beautiful, and I am worth the wait. But honestly, what is so special about a Tan Hua? Its sumptuousness? Its rarity? Its delicateness? What is so special about a flower fabled as the Queen of the Night if, after taking its precious time all its life to bloom, it dies? 

Yes, you may think I am special, beautiful, and worth the wait, but I am only so because you know that once I am gone, it will be costly, difficult, and demanding on your side to replace me. Yet I am still replaceable.

[yyingyue]

[asentimentalplace]

found some blooming Tan Hua at my office once upon a time

[jaidonitbetter]

🥀I got to experience these flowers bloom with my grandma. She was so excited to show me. Just like a kid opening a new toy. #tanhua #crazyrichasians #greenthumb (at Honolulu, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn0er-FnUvc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dcaoc8obl6th

[ichikawakoji]

Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Library, 湯樺TAN Hua, Chongqing, 2009