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 : Eichhornia crassipes/ Pontederiaceae Language of Flower:
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ホテイアオイ(布袋葵)、ホテイソウ(布袋草)/ミズアオイ科ホテイアオイ属
Photo:July 22, 2006(Left), July 26, 2006(Center, Right).
Botanical Name/ Family : Lythrum anceps/ Lythraceae Language of Flower: Pure Love, Sadness
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ミソハギ(禊萩)、ボンバナ(盆花)/ミソハギ科ミソハギ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Lagerstroemia indica/ Lythraceae Language of Flower: Eloquence, Charming, Obliging
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :サルスベリ(猿滑、百日紅)、ヒャクジツコウ(百日紅)/ミソハギ科サルスベリ属
Photo:August 25, 2006(Left), July 22, 2006(Center, Right). Flower of The Month
Photo:August 19, 2001(Left), September 3, 2001(Center, Right).
Botanical Name/ Family : Ligustrum lucidum/ Oleaceae Language of Flower: Neat and clean
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :トウネズミモチ(唐鼠黐、塔鼠黐)/モクセイ科イボタノキ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Magnolia grandiflora/ Magnoliaceae
Chinese Name : 荷花玉蘭/ he2hua1yu4lan2, 広玉蘭/ guang3yu4lan2 Language of Flower: Dignity
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :タイサンボク(大盞木、泰山木、大山木)、ハクレンボク(白蓮木)/モクレン科モクレン属
Photo:May 16, 2007(Left), June 4, 2007(Center), June 11, 2007(Right). Flower of The Month
Photo:October 9, 2006(Left), August 1, 2006(Right).
Botanical Name/ Family : Ilex rotunda Thunb/ Aquifoliaceae Language of Flower: Charm, Tolerance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :クロガネモチ(黒鉄黐)/モチノキ科モチノキ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Phytolacca americana L./ Phytolaccaceae Language of Flower: Happy medium in everything
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ヨウシュヤマゴボウ(洋種山牛蒡)/ヤマゴボウ科ヤマゴボウ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Astilbe spp./ Saxifragaceae Language of Flower: Love is coming
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :アスチルベ、ショウマ(升麻)、アワモリ ソウ(泡盛草)/ユキノシタ科アスチルベ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Hosta montana or H. sieboldiana var. gigantea/ Liliaceae Language of Flower: Silence
Japanese Name & Family Name :オオバギボウシ(大葉擬宝珠)/ユリ科ギボウシ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Lilium auratum/ Liliaceae Language of Flower: Solemnity
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ヤマユリ(山百合)、ヨシノユリ(吉野百合),エイザンユリ(叡山百合),ホウライジユリ(鳳来寺百合)/ユリ科ユリ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Alstroemeria spp/ Liliaceae(Alstroemeriaceae) Language of Flower: Delicateness, Happiness, Careful Attention
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :アルストロメリア、ユリズイセン(百合水仙)、インカノユリ(インカの百合)/ユリ科アストロメリア属(ユリズイセン属)(アルストロメリア科アストロメリア属、ヒガンバナ科ユリズイセン属)
Botanical Name/ Family : Hemerocallis fulva form. kwanso/ Liliaceae
Chinese Name : 重瓣萱草/ zhong4ban4xuan1cao3 Language of Flower: Take mind off Sadness
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ヤブカンゾウ(薮萓草)、オニカンゾウ(鬼萱草)/ユリ科ワスレグサ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Hemerocallis fulva/ Liliaceae
Chinese Name : 萱草/ xuan1cao3, 忘憂草/ wang4you1cao3 Language of Flower: Take mind off Sadness
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ホンカンゾウ(本萓草)、シナカンゾウ(支那萓草)/ユリ科ワスレグサ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Agapanthus/ Liliaceae Language of Flower: Intellectual Dressing
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :アガパンサス、ムラサキクンシラン(紫君子蘭)/ユリ科アガパンサス属
Photo:July 7, 2006(Left, Center). July 3, 2006(Right)
Botanical Name/ Family : Liriope muscari(=L.platyphylla), Liriope platyphylla Wang et Tang/ Liliaceae Language of Flower: Endurance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ヤブラン(薮蘭)、ヤマスゲ(山菅)/ユリ科ヤブラン属
Photo:September 1, 2006(Left), July 6, 2006(Center, Right).
Botanical Name/ Family : Ophiopogon japonicus/ Liliaceae Language of Flower: Endurance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :リュウノヒゲ(竜の髭)、ジャノヒゲ(蛇の髭)/ユリ科ジャノヒゲ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Scilla scilloides/ Liliaceae Language of Flower: Patient, I Mourn over your Death
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ツルボ(蔓穂)、サンダイガサ(参内傘)、スルボ /ユリ科ツルボ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena/ Orchidacea Language of Flower: Deep Affection
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :ネジバナ((捩花))、モジズリ(文字摺、捩摺)/ラン科ネジバナ属
Botanical Name/ Family : Pecteilis radiata(Habenaria radiata)/ Orchidacea Language of Flower: Delicacy, Want to meet you even in dreamm, Mystery, Development
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :サギソウ(鷺草)/ラン科サギソウ属(ミズトンボ属)
Botanical Name/ Family : Nymphoides peltata/ Gentianaceae( Menyanthaceae)
Chinese Name : 杏菜/ xing4cai4, [草冠]行菜/ xing4cai4, 水葵/ shui3kui2、金蓮子/ jin1lian2zi3 Language of Flower: Reliance
Japanese Name & Family-Genus Name :アサザ(浅沙、、阿佐佐)、ハナジュサイ(花蓴菜)/ミツガシワ科アサザ属(又はリンドウ科)