Our Tan Hua flower once again gave us blooms this year. We never really took care of it, yet it gave us blooms, 2 years in a row na. If you are familiar with Asian myths, you will also acknowledge the value of this flower. Tan hua is appreciated for it’s beauty, rarety and fragrance. As fragile as it is, Tan Hua only blooms at night, stays up for a few hours, and wilts before dawn.

Metaphorically, this flower represents things that are short-lived or a flash in the pan, which is why it should be cherished and celebrated while it lasts, just like life and love. The Chinese proverb tan hua yi xian (昙花一现) describes it in this way.

Tan Hua flower has always been celebrated in Buddhism belief.
In China and in India, watching the flower bloom is considered a sacred experience that brings luck and prosperity to the family.

The tan hua flower was featured in the movie Crazy Rich Asians, based on the book by Kevin Kwan.