Plum blossom

Plum blossom or meihua (梅花)
China is currently divided politically and so its various regions have different designations where national symbols are concerned.

The world famous Kairaku-en garden in Japan, for example, boasts 3,000 specimens including 100 different cultivars, which create a feast for the eye during the 'plum blossom' season in late February/early March.

When it appears in paintings or a decorative motif in pebble paving, on porcelain, or in other ways it is usually referred to as 'plum blossom' or 'flowering plum'.

See also: Plum, May, Medic, Green, Pink