Posts tagged: Flower

Fragrant Tea Olive – Gin Mokusei

Fragrant Tea Olive - Gin Mokusei

Fragrant Tea Olive - Gin Mokusei

Fragrant Tea Olive grows up to 9m (30feet) but slowly. This tree has flower in autumn and spread strong great fragrant odor around it.

We call white flowers Fragrant Tea olive as Gin Mokusei (銀木犀) in Japan. And orange color Fragrant Tea Olive as Kin Mokusei (金木犀). Gin means silver and Kin means gold.

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.

Perovskia – Russian Sage

Perovskia - Russian Sage

Perovskia - Russian Sage

Perovskia is often called as Russian Sage. This plant is very easy to grow flower even poor soil this flower grows well.

Autumn Fire Stonecrop

Bumble Bee and Autumn Fire Stonecrop

Bumble Bee and Autumn Fire Stonecrop

Autumn Fire Stonecrop is a kind of sedum. This plant is also easy to grow and we can enjoy whole year even though the flowering season is autumn. Bees and butterflies love this flower very much.

Pink Begonia

Pink Begonia

Pink Begonia

Begonia is a very popular flower in USA and maybe in the world. This flower is easy for taking care and you can plant it in your garden, in a pot or you can enjoy as a hanging flower. And you can enjoy not only flowers but also leaves.

Red Cocks Comb Flowers

Red Cocks Comb Flowers

Red Cocks Comb Flowers

Red Cocks Comb flowers. We call Cocks Comb as “keito (鶏頭)”. 鶏 means cock and 頭means head. So the naming for this flower is same between in English and Japanese.

Gerbera Daisy

Flower of Gerbera Daisy

Flower of Gerbera Daisy

Gerbera Daisy is easy to grow in our garden and you can enjoy several different color flowers. And also Gerbera Daisy attract bees, butterflies even birds. You can have more information about Gerbera Daisy here.

Purslane Flower

Flower of Purslane

Flower of Purslane

Purslane is a close plant to Portulaca and have similar flowers. And it is easy to take care of this plant like Portulaca.

In USA this flower often treated as wild plant but Purslane is very nutritious valuable plant and eaten in many area of the world. And also this plant is treated as herbs for liver.

Sorry for the bad focusing image again and again and again….

Bud of Portulaca (Moss Rose)

Bud of Portulaca (Moss Rose)

Bud of Portulaca (Moss Rose)

This is a bud of Portulaca (Moss Rose).

Portulaca is easy to grow flower even though it grow only 15 cm height. But this plant is tough for dry condition and once you plant this flower, it come out each spring at the same place with little care and you can enjoy the flowers for long term.

Pink Spotted Portulaca

Pink Spotted Portulaca

Pink Spotted Portulaca

Pink spotted Portulaca flower. Sorry the photo was not focused well.