Plum blossoms are traditionally shown in Chinese art with gentle branches, five rounded petals and a cluster of delicate lines that spring from the center of the flower.
The plum blossom is admired not just for its beauty but also for its special meaning. The blossoms sprout in the earliest part of spring, when snow remains on the ground. Poets, painters and artisans often placed plum blossoms in their works as a message to others to be brave and strong, like the courageous flowers that dare to bloom before the arrival of warm weather.