MAKING SURE THAT MY GLADIOLUS WILL OPEN

The gladiolus is one flower that is much sought after during the lunar new year. Parents would buy them for their working children, while young adults would also buy gladiolus for career luck. The Chinese name for the gladiolus is considered to be auspicious because its flowers bloom from bottom to top and is named " bu bu gao sheng " which carries the meaing “step by step ever higher.”

It was actually my late Aunt May who taught me to buy these flowers to boost my career luck each year.  I will usually buy a few stalks each year.  This year I bought 3 for RM9.  The florist who sold the flowers to me told me that one must make sure to choose the flowers that will bloom if not it would be an ominous sign for ones career.  To make sure that my flowers bloom, I chose those those that already had one flower in full bloom at the bottom level.  So that will ensure that my career will reach for the skies.  Heh! Heh!

My gladiolus on the eve of the new year