cotton rose; confederate rose
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cotton rose hibiscus; confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)
Commonly used in poetry and literature to symbolize beauty, autumn, or changeable beauty. The flowers famously change color from white to pink to deep red over the course of a single day.
Fú芙
róng蓉
huā花
zài在
qiū秋
tiān天
shèng盛
kāi开
，
huā花
sè色
yī一
rì日
sān三
biàn变
。
The cotton rose blooms in autumn, its colors changing three times in a single day.
Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
fú芙
róng蓉
huā花
lái来
bǐ比
yù喻
měi美
rén人
de的
róng容
yán颜
。
Ancient poetry often used the hibiscus flower as a metaphor for a beauty's complexion.
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Zhè这
zhū株
mù木
fú芙
róng蓉
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
fěn粉
hóng红
sè色
de的
fú芙
róng蓉
huā花
。
This cotton rose shrub is covered with pink hibiscus flowers.
Fú芙
róng蓉
huā花
yòu又
chēng称
jù拒
shuāng霜
huā花
，
yīn因
qí其
bù不
wèi畏
hán寒
shuāng霜
ér而
dé得
míng名
。
The cotton rose is also called 'frost-resistant flower' because it does not fear cold frost.