It is the custom to place flowers in front of new Chinese restaurants (and other businesses?) when they open. This spectacular example is Jinli restaurant, in Newport Place, Soho, City of Westminster, 26 January 2019.
Plant-Lore
Collecting the folklore and uses of plants
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