Category: Flowers

White Flowers of Japanese Apricot

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White Japanese Apricot Flowers

These white flowers are Japanese Apricot. You can see pink version of these flowers on the old post. The flowers of Japanese Apricot have good fragrance especially white flowers are (I found when I took this picture; White ones have stronger fragrance than pink ones).

Pink Flowers of Japanese Apricot

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Pink Flowers of Japanese Apricot

These pink flowers are Japanese Apricot (sorry for bad photo quality). Japanese Apricot bloom in late winter and the flowers have good fragrance. In Japan we call this tree as “Ume (梅)” and very popular. And we make a kind of pickles with the fruits of Japanese Apricot and these pickles are also very popular food for Japanese people.

Pink Flower of Japanese Camellia

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Pink Flower of Japanese Camellia

Camellia is a very popular garden tree in Japan and we have many kinds of species. I posted Japanese Camellia trees and awhite Japanese Camellia flower on this site.

Flowers of Snow Drop

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Flowers of Snow Drop

Snow Drop is one of few flowering plants in winter. It has cute white flowers as you can see on the picture. Snow drop grows from its bulb each winter and it is very easy to take care of it. So this is very good plant for your garden.

Giant Cocks Comb Flower

Giant Cocks Comb

Giant Cocks Comb

This flower is Giant Cocks Comb. You can see another picture of Cocks Comb flower.

Meadow Sage

Meadow Sage

Meadow Sage

Meadow Sage flowers are pink-violet color. Meadow Sage attracts bees, butterflies and birds well. This plant likes full sun and drought tolerant so it is easy to take care of this flower in our garden.

Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower is wild plant. As the name imply, Cardinal Flower blooms bright red color flowers at the top of stems. Humming birds like this flower very much.

Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia grows 30 to 80 cm depend on the condition. This plant like to grow in partial shadow area.

Shasta Daisy

Shasta Daisy

Shasta Daisy

Shasta Daisy is easy to grow summer season flower. This flower grows up to 90cm (3 feet). Shasta Daisy is good for cut flower.

Red Hot Poker – Torch Lily

Red Hot Poker – Torch Lily

Red Hot Poker – Torch Lily

Red Hot Poker is often call Torch Lily. This plant is drought and heat tolerant and very easy to grow. And this is not only eye catchy but also attract humming birds well.