These flowers are seen anywhere, at home gardens, in parks, at roads, in farms, in mountains etc. in each season in Japan.
The flower names are also shown in Japanese. If Japanese language and fonts are not installed in your computer, it may be changed not to recognize.
Botanical Name/ Family : Hypochoeris radicata/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower:
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ブタナ(豚菜)、タンポポモドキ/キク科エゾコウゾリナ属
Botanical Nam/ Familye : Stokesia laevis/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Recollection, Reminiscence
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ストケシア、ルリギク(瑠璃菊)/キク科ストケシア属
Botanical Name/ Family : Coreopsis grandiflora/ Asteraceae(Compositae)
Chinese Name : 大花金鶏菊/ da4hua1jin1ji1ju2(注:金鶏菊は学名:Coreopsis basalisとしている。) Language of Flower: 夏の思い出・小粋・上流への憧憬・上機嫌・陽気・愛の始まり・真心・新鮮で華やか
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :キンケイギク(金鶏菊)、コレオプシス/キク科コレオプシス属
Botanical Name/ Family : Tagetes spp./ Asteraceae(Compositae)
Chinese Name : 万寿菊/ wan4shou4ju2 Language of Flower: Jealousy, Sadness
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :マリーゴルド(フレンチ・マリーゴルド、アフリカン・マリーゴルド、メキシカン・マリーゴルド)/キク科コウオウソウ属(マンジュギク属)
Botanical Name/ Family : Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Justice
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :アラゲハンゴンソウ(荒毛反魂草)、キヌガサギク(絹傘菊)、ルドベキア/キク科オオハンゴンソウ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Zinnia elegans/ Asteraceae(Compositae)
Chinese Name : 百日草/ bai3ri4cao3,百日菊/ bai3ri4ju2 Language of Flower:Think of the friend, Ties, Happiness
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ヒャクニチソウ(百日草)、ジニア/キク科ジニア属
Botanical Name/ Family : Achillea alpina/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Fighting, Guidance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :アキレア、ノコギリソウ(鋸草)/キク科アキレア(ノコギリソウ)属
Botanical Name/ Family : Achillea millefolium/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Elegance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :セイヨウノコギリソウ(西洋鋸草)、アカバナノコギリソウ(赤花鋸草)/キク科アキレア(ノコギリソウ)属
Botanical Name/ Family : Achillea filipendulina Lam./ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Fighting, Guidance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :キバナノコギリソウ(黄花鋸草)/キク科アキレア(ノコギリソウ)属
Botanical Name/ Family : Callistephus chinensis/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower:Believe me(White), I trust you, but worry you(Blue), My Love is deeper than yours(Violet)
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :アスター、エゾギク(蝦夷菊),サツマコンギク(薩摩紺菊),エドギク(江戸菊),サツマギク(薩摩菊),チョウセンギク(朝鮮菊),タイミンギク(大明菊)/キク科エゾキク属
Botanical Name/ Family : Melampodium paludosum/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Health
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :メランポジューム/キク科メランポジューム属
Botanical Name/ Family : Dahlia pinnata/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Magnificence, Elegance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ダリア/キク科ダリア属
Photo:June 28, 2006(Left, Right).
Photo:June 13, 2006(Left), June 25, 2006(Center), June 30, 2006(Right).
Botanical Name/ Family : Erigeron annuus/ Asteraceae(Compositae)
Chinese Name : 一年蓬/ Yinian peng 122 Language of Flower: Neat and clean, Unspoiled
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ヒメジョオン(姫女苑)、ヤナギバヒメギク(柳葉姫菊)/キク科ムカシヨモギ属
Left : Eastern Daisy Fleabane "Himejoon". Right : Philadelphia Daisy, Philadelphia Fleabane "Harujion", blooming in April - June. Philadelphia Daisy, Philadelphia Fleabane "Harujion"-Spring Note in Japanese:ハルジオン(春紫苑)とヒメジョオン(姫女苑)の違い:ハルジオン(春紫苑)は茎が中空で、茎葉の基部が茎を抱く、ヒメジョオン(姫女苑)は中実で、茎葉には柄があって茎を抱かない。また、ハルジオン(春紫苑)はつぼみの時にうつむき加減に下を向く。(小学館:ポケットガイド2 街・里の野草,P26,27,1997)(上部写真参照)
Botanical Name/ Family : Kalimeris pseudoyomena/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Pretty, Modest Beuty
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :カントウヨメナ(関東嫁菜)/キク科ヨメナ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Cosmos sulphureus/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Wild beauty
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :キバナコスモス(黄花コスモス)/キク科コスモス属
Botanical Name/ Family : Gnaphalium spicatum L./ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower:
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ウラジロチチコグサ(裏白父子草)/キク科ハハコグサ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Gnaphalium purpureum var. spathulatum/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower:
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :チチコグサモドキ(父子草擬)/キク科ハハコグサ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Liatris spicata/ Asteraceae(Compositae) Language of Flower: Desire to improve oneself, Ambition
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :リアトリス、ユリアザミ(百合薊)、キリンギク(麒麟菊)/キク科 リアトリス属
Photo:July 12, 2006(Left, Center), July 20, 2006(Right).
Botanical Name/ Family : Nerium indicum/ Apocynaceae Language of Flower: Caution, a lttle neglect may bread great mischief
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :キョウチクトウ(夾竹桃)/キョウチクトウ科キョウチクトウ属
Photo:June 21, 1999(Left, Center), June 23, 2006Right).
Photo:June 14, 2006(Left, Center), June 23, 2006(Right).
Botanical Name/ Family : Catharanthus roseus (=Vinca rosea)/ Apocynaceae Language of Flower: Friendship
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ニチニチソウ(日々草)、ビンカ(旧学名)/キョウチクトウ科ニチニチソウ属
Photo:September 18, 2006.
Photo:September 18, 2006(Left, Center, Right).
[U - Kikyo]
[Ku - Su]
Note:The flowering season of the flowers and the language of the flowers
are based on "No-no-Hana.Machi-no-Hana"(Koudansha).