“A night of east wind brings spring warmth, and February orchids bloom all over the mountains.”
On the way to work, I passed by a large sea of ??purple flowers. Not long ago, I learned that their name is February Orchid.
However, this kind of flower is not unfamiliar to me. That familiar color can bring people back to their youth in a second. There is a picture in my mind: a baby's fat face with a slight smile among the purple flowers.
When I was 16 years old, many seemingly paranoid hobbies sprouted out of me overnight: I was obsessed with poetry creation and had to write a poem almost every day; I sang slowly alone in the drizzle. Walk, and don't like to hold an umbrella; fall madly in love with lavender, which is the color of February orchid.
In my impression, spring in Beijing is also dry, and the flowers bloom later. Every year in April, the campus of Normal University is covered with purple, and it becomes a world of February orchids.
February orchid often appears in the works of literary masters. Both Ji Xianlin and Zong Pu spared no effort to write about the February Orchid. The masters seemed to have special affection for this wild little flower.
Ji Xianlin wrote in the article "Time": "This is the year of the February orchid. As long as there is a gap in the mountains and underground, the February orchid will definitely appear there."
Er Er Lan is like a friend who has a return date and never breaks his promise. This flower is extremely resilient and will not appear alone.
Writer Zong Pu wrote in "Send Spring": "February orchid is a large area, with thousands of troops. The body is thin and the status is low, but the vitality is high. It makes people see it. Not to be out of breath. And they not only bloom grandly and luxuriantly, but also have a long-lasting spirit."
The flowering period of February orchids is very long, lasting from mid-spring to late spring. Months, no wonder Zong Pu said it "ushers in spring, accompanies spring, and sends spring away."
February orchid is very common in Beijing. It blooms with such force that it is difficult not to notice it.
One year, in February, it was the orchid blooming season, and I returned to Beijing for work reasons. After getting off the plane, the road to the city was lined with February orchids. I felt like I was reunited with an old friend, and my heart was filled with joy.
It was evening when we left Beijing, and the February orchids under the setting sun were full of tenderness. I stared at the February Orchid outside the window, and I couldn't help crying.
I really want the pace of time to slow down so that I can say goodbye to Er Erlan.
After many years, I saw the February Orchid again. I was puzzled: Where did these flowers come from, and why had I never noticed them before?
The February Orchid seems to understand the rhythm of nature. It never competes with other flowers for spring, because it regards itself as a part of spring.
Seeing February Orchid reminds me of a classic song called "As Long as Ordinary".
At first glance, these little purple wildflowers look so ordinary, so ordinary that not many people even know their names. They bloom leisurely in spring, neither sad nor happy, and appear to be self-sufficient.
May each of us be a February orchid, growing peacefully in ordinary years, regardless of whether it is famous or not, just blooming wantonly.