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Again on the nose of March 8, again unusually confused men will run everywhere, carrying modest crumpled branches of mimosa in their hands. And this stupid mimosa from the dense Soviet times was associated with me exclusively with Women's Day. Especially when a man has no imagination.
What to gift? Mimosa!
And, probably, it is for this reason that no one ever gave me a mimosa! I'm an extraordinary woman! Mimosa doesn't work for me. And everything was there, except for her… I did not suffer, but rejoiced.
When I was a schoolgirl, there were no flowers. Then, when I became a student, all sorts of rose tulips began. Here I am a young specialist and teacher of the department.
And for many years in a row, for some reason, I find myself busy on the day when the team celebrates the holiday. I always have my own at home! Men at work traditionally buy mimosa from year to year.
And one day, when I also didn’t get to the “corporate”, I was simply asked to help, to carry ALL the mimosa from one building to another. I was handed a huge yellow sheaf wrapped in newspaper, and I went.
God, how did she SMELL! And with what a bright and joyful YELLOW LIGHT she SHINED in my hands! I inhaled her scent and sincerely did not understand how I could even consider her a banal flower for the holiday of March 8!
She smelled of the sun, light and ... happiness! I never made it to the pulpit that day, my mimosa went to someone else. And for the first time I felt … deprived!
France... Provence... Mimosa
It so happened that next year I ended up in France, in Provence, in the spring. There, one of the weekends, my French friend Martina suggested that I go to visit her mother in the countryside.
Martina took her two young grandchildren with her and we drove off. It was just the weekend after Easter. Traditionally, the French hide chocolate hares, lambs, eggs in the garden, and the children look for them and happily eat them when they find them.
And here I am, watching the children's searches in the garden... Martina habitually quarrels with her mother, they have known each other for a long time, they have some old scores of their own since childhood ...
There is a big, big mimosa growing next to the French country house. The sun shines just on her, she SMELLS unimaginably ... AND SHINES with a bright yellow LIGHT from the inside. There, right in the flowers, in warmth and in the LIGHT, a light-red cat lies on a branch.
He feels good, his eyes are closed, he purrs softly ... A whole tree that smells of HAPPINESS! The cat and I know about it. And more, it seems, none of those present ... A warm breeze shakes the fragrant branches. And in my country at that time it was dank, dark and damp ...
Another year has passed. March 8 was approaching. I saw a mimosa on sale and happily bought it. Big branch. For myself! Brought it home and put it in a vase.
For more than a week my house smelled of HAPPINESS. I inhaled the smell and instantly found myself in warm Provence, where, in general, there is no winter. There, even the ancient Romans, when they built their aqueduct a thousand years ago, could inhale the smell of mimosa heated by the sun.
It is there, in Provence, that our migratory birds fly away in winter! These are the same magical “warm lands” that fascinated me so much as a child. I closed my eyes and saw a ginger cat in Provence, who knew a lot about the simple joys of life.
And now, when I am already many years old, when I myself already have a daughter, I am looking forward to March 8th. No, I don't care who congratulates me and how and whether they congratulate me at all. This is the only day of the year when I can get a real living flower with the smell of HAPPINESS. I can't miss this day. Otherwise, you will have to wait a whole year!
I will put it in a vase and be happy with every breath.
Now I know that all these awkward clumsy men on March 8 with mint mimosa in awkward hands are not really deprived of imagination. They are trying to give us a little bit of HAPPINESS, but in every breath. Even if not for long, while a mimosa sprig smells in a vase in the kitchen ... Do we just notice it? And do they themselves realize it?
I wish you all a gentle warm spring and ... HAPPINESS! Let at least for a while, while YOUR mimosa smells. Happiness is a special state. The main thing is to feel it at least once, for the first time. And then it can come back on its own. Where you first smelled it.
Dear readers! What do men usually give you on March 8? How often do you receive flowers? Have you received a bouquet of mimosa as a gift? We are waiting for your comments!
Mimosas - fluffy little suns on thin branches - have become a real symbol of International Women's Day. On the eve of the holiday, they fill stores with yellow clouds, tickle the nostrils with a delicate tart aroma. Mimosa lasts a long time in a vase, does not require care and creates good mood at households. But why exactly her?
Historical reference
In 1910, in Copenhagen, at the suggestion of Clara Zetkin, a decision was made to recognize March 8 as International Women's Day. The date was not chosen by chance, 2 years before that, on March 8, 1908, a rally was held in New York as part of the struggle for women's rights. The rally turned out to be bloody, more than 100 participants died, but they managed to get their way. The world has recognized that women are the same members of society as men, with the same rights and privileges.
It is impossible to establish the exact date after which mimosa became the symbol of March 8. Most likely, such popularity of the flower is explained by the fact that it blooms very early, at the end of February. Beautiful appearance, fragility and tenderness, combined with high frost resistance, make mimosa look like a woman, beautiful, strong, confident, incredible.
In the Soviet Union, March 8 has been officially celebrated since 1921. Since 1966, the day has become a day off, but has ceased to be a symbol of women's struggle against discrimination. The beautiful half of humanity was solemnly congratulated, but it was not customary to give gifts and flowers on this holiday.
If you look at the Izvestia newspaper, the first photograph of a woman with a bouquet appeared by March 8, 1969. Previously, the newspaper for "Women's Day" posted pictures of workers in factories and fields without any holiday symbols. The main flowers of the holiday are mimosa, lilies of the valley, tulips, all the rest either have not blossomed yet, or were sold at too high a price.
mimosa today
Despite the huge number of flowers available in stores, the tradition of giving mimosa has been preserved. These flowers have a delicate aroma and even useful properties:
- They are among the aphrodisiacs - set in a romantic mood, contribute to the establishment of relationships.
- They relieve stress, fatigue, allow you to relax after a hard day's work, forget about problems.
- Calm the nerves, relieve headaches.
Mimosa bloom means that winter is over, cold and snow are over. Nature is about to wake up, and yellow mimosa balls are the first spring swallows.
gifts for March 8
http://website/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/buket-mimozy-150x150.jpg AnnaD Notes on everythingYellow mimosa flowers, bright and cheerful, have become a symbol of International Women's Day. It is accompanied by a sprig of mimosa that men give gifts on March 8 to their beloved women, but few people wonder why.
Mimosa is native to Australia and was introduced to Europe in the early nineteenth century. Mimosa branches begin to bloom in late winter and their fluffy flowers are pale yellow color make us instantly forget about slush and cold weather and give a good mood.
According to the ABC of Flowers, mimosa symbolizes strength and femininity. As you can see, it is no coincidence that this particular flower has become a symbol of Women's Day. March 8 became International Women's Day in memory of the 129 female workers who died in a fire at the New York factory where they worked, which broke out during a protest against inhumane working conditions. An unfortunate incident occurred on March 8, 1908, and mimosa is one of the few plants that bloom in early March.
How to keep mimosa fresh for a long time
How to make sure that your mimosa branch, donated on March 8, does not wither in a few hours? Here are some little tips.
Cut the base of the branch half an inch, then fill the tub with clean, cool water, add a few drops of lemon, and put your mimosa in it. Leave the flowers in the water for several hours.
After that, put the vase of flowers in a sunny place, but be careful: the mimosa should always be kept a little damp: periodically spray it with water using an aerosol spray.
AnnaD [email protected] Administrator creative needleworkMarch 7, 2016
The first spring holiday and stalls filled the streets with fragrant yellow flowers - mimosa. Fragrant brushes made of small balls of sunny color have firmly entered the consciousness and are associated exclusively with March 8th. Ladies spoiled by attention and flowers may believe that only greedy or unimaginative men give mimosas. Alas, yellow bouquets fell out of favor in the 90s, probably because they were too sharply reminiscent of Soviet times and scarcity. I wanted to get a million scarlet roses on March 8 in creative packaging made of multi-colored cellophane instead of a mimosa branch in a newspaper ... But can the lively spring fragrance of these flowers compare with an odorless greenhouse rose? Green Portal is in defense of sunny March bouquets!
We will immediately reveal the main secret: festive flowers are called "mimosas" by mistake. Actually this acacia silver(Acacia Dealbata), a real mimosa, it is a distant relative. The only thing these plants have in common is the legume family. An attempt to name the main flower on March 8 as a yellow mimosa will also be a failure - the name is already taken, and the Caragana plant bears it.
The real homeland of a plant with yellow fragrant flowers is Australia, but in Russia it can be found on the Black Sea coast. Acacia silver is a fairly tall tree with a spreading crown or a wide bush.
Flowering time begins in February, and ends in spring, in April. Our heroine was named silver because of the gray-ash color of the foliage and the light whitish coating on the branches.
If you live in warm regions, then you can easily grow "mimosa" (in quotation marks to make it clear that we are talking about silver acacia) in your garden. But the plant will not withstand the harsh winter of the middle zone, it will freeze and die. Residents of cold regions can try to grow a silver acacia at home, and if there is a winter garden or greenhouse, this will be the most the best option. For the summer, room "mimosa" can be planted in open ground, after arranging for her several sessions of hardening (for this you need to open all the windows and ventilate the room, each time increasing the cooling time). When the time for cold weather comes, it is necessary to return the sissy home.
"Mimosa" propagates easily (by cuttings or seeds), requires almost no care, does not need pruning. To germinate the seeds, soak them in warm water (about 40 degrees), and after two days plant them in a mixture of sand and peat. Seedlings appear fairly quickly and grow well.
In spring or autumn, you can plant a silver acacia with apical cuttings. Place them in a sand-peat mixture and wait for them to take root. It is advisable to place your plantings in a warm place where the temperature is kept between 20 and 25 degrees. Grown bushes are transplanted as they grow, not forgetting to feed mineral fertilizers and organic.
"Mimosa" loves sunny, wind-protected areas with fertile soil. Abundance of moisture does not require, drought-resistant. Silver acacia in favorable conditions gives a noticeable increase in order for the crown to be more magnificent, it is recommended to work with a pruner and cut out weak, poorly located and overgrown branches.
Silver acacia and real mimosa are slightly similar to each other, except for the shape of the leaves.
Mimosa (note, without quotes!) can be a tree, shrub or herbaceous plant, and its species grow in hot and humid countries (mainly in South America). This means that at the dacha in middle lane Russia cannot grow this exotic beauty. The only one possible variant existence - indoor, and even then not for all types, because you can’t place a tree in a small apartment ... However, mimosa bashful(Mimosa pudica) can be grown as an annual.
If the summer is warm, sunny, and the gardener does not stint on watering, then it will become an unusual decoration for a flower garden. For sowing, you need to collect seeds and sow them in February-March, the plant reproduces worse with cuttings.
Mimosa shy is a low shrub with thorns on the stems, feathery light green leaves and pink light colors in the form of balls. In addition, mimosa is very sensitive to touch - it is worth touching it slightly, as the branches fall, and the leaves fold. The same metamorphosis occurs with the plant at night, but in the morning the touchy again takes its former form. By the way, it is this feature that is reflected in the name of the flower, mimosa seems to be embarrassed by excessive attention ... Look at the photo: on the left, the leaves under the flower are open, and on the right they have shrunk.
There are many myths and legends associated with bashful mimosa. A Philippine legend tells that bandits attacked the family of the shy girl Maria, the mother of the little girl began to pray for her daughter, and by this prayer the little girl was turned into a flower. And this flower remained as shy as the girl was.
There is a belief that a shy mimosa folds leaves when a deceiver and a liar appear. And botanists give their explanations for the “shamefulness” of the plant: this is how it protects itself from tropical rains or from living creatures that can eat it. The bashful mimosa itself does not eat anyone - this is not an insectivorous plant, for life it needs a little earth, sun and water.
The bashful mimosa has another protective mechanism - the roots of the plant begin to smell unpleasant if you touch them. Interestingly, not all touches react. This feature was carefully studied by the American scientist Rabbi Musah. He conducted a study and found that the roots are indifferent to touching glass or metal, and warm hand will definitely make them exude a bad aroma. You can feel it, for example, when transplanting. By the way, silver acacia also has this property, although its roots have a more tolerable smell, reminiscent of garlic.
As for the bashful mimosa flowers, they smell pleasant. Understanding people characterize the smell as fruity, honey, vegetable, invigorating. If the room is too cold, if there is little light or the soil is poor, then the plant may not bloom.
The most popular variety of "touchy" is considered to be 'Campina'. She has pink spherical inflorescences and feathery leaves resembling a fern. Mimosa bashful Campina is inexpensive, sprouts well and blooms well. Keep the plant pot in the sunniest window and away from curious household members who like to watch how the mimosa reacts to touch. If you disturb the touchy too often, she will forget how to "fold" or not stand it. constant stress and dry up.
Note to smokers: bashful mimosa does not tolerate the smell of tobacco smoke and sheds leaves, so quit smoking or do not start a capricious touchy at home.
Pink-lilac balls of blooming shy mimosa look exotic and unusual, but it is unlikely that you will be able to make a decent bouquet from this plant. Mimosa is good in a pot in a conspicuous place, and let the fragrant branches of silver acacia take the place in a vase.
It is not for nothing that the fragrance of these solar flower balls is often used by perfumers to create perfumes. The smell of yellow branches of "mimosa" is the smell of the coming spring and women's holiday!
I wonder why mimosa is given on March 8? What is the secret of their popularity on International Women's Day?
For some reason, this particular flower, as the embodiment of tenderness, is usually given to lovely women on March 8 - International Women's Day. Either because of their airy aroma, or because of the fragile tenderness of these small fluffy little balls of sun trembling on a branch ... It seems like a moment - and they will scatter, disappear. No wonder this flower is called mimosa "shameful"! Using the language of flowers, to give a mimosa means to say to your beloved: “I hide my tender feelings” ...
March 8 ... The streets are still snowy, and in the hands of almost every woman a bouquet of mimosa is burning with bright yellowness, so unnaturally alive, as if wishing to give everyone spring on this Day. Mimosa is a quivering miracle and living proof that the whole Earth is flooded with warmth and sun on March 8! This is an image of already such a close, but at the same time such a distant spring.
What is mimosa?
Ask the men what is it, Mimosa? And they will answer in unison: “Mimosa is an irreplaceable gift for March 8! Cheap and angry!
What a miracle: a little more time will pass, and it will flood all flower shops, markets, underground passages. From there, she will move to our apartments, into vases and jugs, within a few days she will “please” the hearts of women.
Let's say right away to novice romantics: it is appropriate to give these yellow flowers to ladies of Balzac's age. Naturally, on March 8, relatives, colleagues, teachers or just acquaintances can be presented with a delicate bouquet of mimosa, regardless of their age, but ... It is customary to present yellow flowers to actors and artistic natures, as it is a symbol of success and sunshine.
Where are you from, yellow beauty?
Mimosa is native to Australia. It was introduced to the Riviera in France in the 19th century by British botanists. And now mimosa bushes cover the hills between Nice and Cannes, it has taken root perfectly in France. In the period from the end of January until the first days of March, all the massifs of Var and the Alpes-Maritimes are covered with it, it gives them a beautiful summer color. Interestingly, the golden balls are made of stamens, not flower petals, which explains their fragility. Mimosa cut more than 24 hours ago cannot be stored. The aroma of this flower - "tickling" and soft - fell in love with perfumers.
The terrible secret of mimosa
Everyone knows that a bouquet of mimosa, given to a lady on the cherished March day, is capable of creating a miracle ... And gentlemen prefer mimosa not only because its twigs are the cheapest! Apparently, they know much more about mimosas than women!
It turns out that this sunny flower relieves stress, fills the soul with optimism, relieves fatigue. In addition, it is also used in alternative medicine in the treatment of frigidity and relief of PMS. Aromatherapy, massage with the addition of mimosa oil contribute to the normalization of a woman's condition during menopause. Not the last role is played by this miracle strewn with golden pollen, also among aphrodisiacs of plant origin. Healing essential oils mimosas gently push women and men to realize their sexuality, contributing to the establishment of complete understanding and trust between lovers.
The start of the mimosa festival
mimosa festival - one of significant events in Montenegro begins with a wine festival and a flower fair in the famous resort of Igalo. The mimosa festival takes place in this place for the 39th time.
Mimosa blossoms mean the end of winter... In San Rafael, this holiday is celebrated with a flower parade. Such parades began to be held in San Rafael back in the 20s of the last century, and every year they are more colorful and wider. Numerous processions of carriages decorated with mimosas pass through the streets of the city to the sound of music.
Mimosa blooms in mid-February! Lush bushes, which were not noticeable before among the evergreen thuja and cypress alleys, suddenly flare up with such a sunny-colored fire that you want to close your eyes. And the aroma! My God, the fragrance spreads in the air for a quarter, it beckons you, and you go to it, as if towards a miracle. And this justifies all expectations - there is a desire to stand for hours next to a mimosa bush and take with you at least a twig of this sunny bright flower.
