The Japanese people have truly endeared and embraced as part of their culture, the love for flowers. They have numerous flower gardens and parks, the art of flower arrangement (Ikebana), and sometimes these beautiful flowers are used for decoration. Read on to learn some common Japanese flowers.
Japanese Sunflower
Japanese Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia) is a large, perennial shrub reaching 1-5 m tall. Leaves are green, opposite or alternate, lobed, palm shaped, hairy, 6″ wide. Flower heads about 10-15 cm diameter producing yellow, daisy-like flowers.
White Egret Orchid
White Egret Orchid (Habenaria radiata) is a hardy perennial small tree growing 12-15 inches tall. Each slender stem produces up to 2 or 3 fragrant, pure white flowers that resembles and Egret in flight that will flourish for about a month. The flowers about 1 foot long bloom in July to August.
“Purple-flower-rape”
The”purple-flower-rape”(Orychophragmus violaceus) is a hardy annual plant growing rapidly from 1 to 2 ft tall. Leaves are smooth, green, and heart shaped. Flowers are large, purple and bloom in late spring to early summer.
Japanese Wood Poppy
The Japanese Wood Poppy (Hylomecon japonica) is a herbaceous perennial shrub growing to about 15-30 cm tall with alternate to opposite pinnate leaves. The flowers are solitary, cup-shaped bright yellow 3.5-5 cm across. It blooms in Late Spring/Early Summer.
Maiden Lily
The Maiden Lily (Lilium rubellum) is a deciduous plant that traces its root to the Island of Honshu in Japan. This tree which easily adapts to its environment grows to about 18 to 30 inches high. The pale pink, trumpet-shaped flower grows from bulbs and blooms from mid-spring to early summer.
Himalayan Blue Poppy
The Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis Betonicifolia) is a small herbaceous plants native to southeastern Tibet. It has hairy leaves and grows up to 6 feet tall. Flowers are large with delicate petals deep blue color. Himalayan Blue poppies bloom in early and mid summer.
Japanese Magnolia
Japanese magnolias (Magnolia liliiflora) is a small deciduous tree about 4 m tall. Leaves are broad, oval-shaped, dark green about 8 in. long. Flowers are large, goblet-shaped 3-6 inches across. The showy flowers with varying shades of white, pink or purple color bloom abundantly at the onset of spring.
Hall Crabapple
Hall crabapple (Malus halliana) is an upright deciduous tree that grows to 5 m (15 feet). This ornamental tree has dark green, medium, ovate, up to 3 inches long leaves. The fragrant pink flowers bloom in May.
Japanese Azalea
The Japanese Azalea (Azalea japonica) a non-deciduous azalea, is a small evergreen shrub native to Japan. These little trees have dark green, egg-shaped , 2-3 cm long leaves and grow to about 1.2-1.8 m tall. Flowers come in variety of colors such as white, purple, bright yellow, pink, gold, red-orange, orange, and coral/apricot. The flowers bloom from early April to mid-June.
Cherry Blossoms
A cherry blossom “sakura” is the flower of cherry trees (Prunus serrulata). Flowers are almost pure white with rich pink petals that abundantly blooms during the arrival of spring (April).
Is that the bloomed cherry blossoms? Wow! Haven't seen it closeup! It looks really nice. Though I have to stay away from them these day due to allergy. LOL!
ReplyDeleteAll those flowers are beautiful, but it's the White Egret Orchid that caught my attention. They really look like white little egrets.
ReplyDeletetruly unique and beautiful i love the cherry blossom because of its scent...also the White Egret Orchid which i think looks like a white bird.
ReplyDeleteI have seen these these Japanese Sunflower, White Egret Orchid,Japanese Wood Poppy and Purple-flower-rape flowers before in our garden when I'm still a kid and I used to play with my friends in the garden.
ReplyDeleteI love picking them and put them behind my ears to accessorise my hair while playing.
All these Japanese flowers are beautiful Papaleng. The Cherry Blossoms remind me where hubby and I met in that dating site.
ReplyDeleteTruly beautiful flowers. Is that Himalayan blue poppy really blue or some sort of violet shade ? Blue seems to be a rare color for flowers.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to see real cherry blossoms. I wish I can make that dream come true soon. I noticed, too, that the Japanese azaleas look quite similar to cherry blossoms, although smaller in size and darker in color.
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with these flowers because they are not the ordinary ones we see in flower boutiques. I hope to see cherry blossoms in Japan soon. :)
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend loves flowers. I hope we can also bring rare breeds here in the PH
ReplyDeleteI wish I saw your article before I went to Japan last summer. This could have been really useful when sightseeing and taking pictures. Bookmarking this for next time, thanks. :)
ReplyDeleteI have seen cherry blossoms in China, but I guess it is different to see Japanese cherry blossoms! :-) That blue poppy I want to see in real life.
ReplyDeleteThe cherry blossom would be my favorite here. I saw them in Taiwan and it was really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAww this is very refreshing post!! Japenese flowers I think only blooms in a slightly cold weather. Very informative
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