八月花August flower—–桂花osmanthus
花期全年，盛花期為8月，因此有「八月桂花香」之稱。
The flowering period is all year round, and the peak flowering period is August, so it is called “August Osmanthus Fragrance”.
桂花的花語象徵崇高、吉祥、美麗與忠貞
The flower language of osmanthus symbolizes nobility, auspiciousness, beauty and loyalty.
八月桂花花神：綠珠
綠珠，傳説原姓梁，生在白州境內的雙角山下，善吹笛。鉅富石崇為交趾採訪使時，慕名向當地太守求綠珠以歸，太守開價珍珠一斗，石崇一甩手以明珠十斛換得了綠珠，遂有“石家金谷重新聲，明珠十斛買娉婷”之句。石崇為人驕奢張揚，卻極寵綠珠。後石崇依附的朝廷勢力賈謐被誅，石崇被免職，一直覬覦綠珠的孫秀向石崇索要綠珠被拒，於是進言當權的趙王倫誅殺石崇。殺兵至，石崇對綠珠嘆息説：“我今為卿獲罪矣。”綠珠流淚道：“願效死於君前。”於是墜樓而死。
Osmanthus Flower Goddess of August: Green Pearl
Legend has it that Lvzhu, whose original surname was Liang, was born at the foot of Shuangjiao Mountain in Baizhou and was good at playing the flute. When Shi Chong, a wealthy man, was interviewing envoys in Jiaozhi, he begged the local prefect for a green pearl. The prefect offered a bucket of pearls. Shi Chong waved his hand and offered ten dendrobium pearls in exchange for the green pearl. Then there was a saying, “The Jingu of the Shi family reiterated that the pearls are ten.” The sentence “Dendrobium buys Pingting”. Shi Chong was arrogant and extravagant, but he loved Lvzhu very much. Later, Jia Mi, the imperial power that Shi Chong relied on, was executed, and Shi Chong was dismissed. Sun Xiu, who had always coveted the green pearl, asked Shi Chong for the green pearl but was rejected, so he proposed that Zhao Wanglun, who was in power, kill Shi Chong. When the killing troops arrived, Shi Chong sighed to Luzhu and said, “I am guilty now for your sake.” Luzhu cried and said, “I would like to die in front of you.” So he fell down and died.
值得一提，桂花除欣賞外裹可以入藥入饌。
比如桂花茶，桂花糕等。
It is worth mentioning that in addition to being appreciated, osmanthus can be used as medicine and food.
Such as osmanthus tea, osmanthus cake, etc.
《詠桂》 南宋-楊萬里
不是人間種，疑從月中來。
廣寒香一點，吹得滿山開。
