梅花對於吳昌碩來說具有極其特殊的意義。他壹生種梅、賞梅、詠梅、畫梅，去世前還立遺囑命其三子將其葬於杭州超山宋梅亭畔，足見其對梅花的鐘愛。吳昌碩壹生作畫萬余，而以畫梅花最多、最精，也最能表達其心意、技藝。他自謙雲，三十學詩，五十學畫，其實傳世的作品中早年三十多歲時就畫過梅花，四十以後梅花作品多見，這也表明他學畫是從畫梅花入手的。

Plum blossom is of special significance to wu changshuo. He had a life of plum, plum, plum, and plum, and before his death, his three sons buried him in hangzhou sushan song mei pavilion, and his love for the plum blossom. Wu changshuo has painted over ten thousand years, and he has the most to draw the plum flower, the best, and the best expression of his mind and skill. His modesty, 30 learning poetry, painting, 50 actually handed down the works of early more than thirty years old, he painted the plum flower, after forty plum works, it also shows that he learns from the painting of the plum blossom.