Tiny Lovely Flowers ちっちゃいお花たち

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

They are so small, so they may be ignored... But still, they live their own lives, some even difficult lives in different ways.

1. Long headed poppy
It looks so pure and innocent, but don't judge a book by its cover..... Several local governments in Japan have designated this orange poppy as an invasive plant that can transform ecosystems.

1. Long headed poppy - Don't be fooled by the appearance!
ナガミヒナゲシは繁殖力が強い

2. Spreading hedgeparsley
In Japanese, it's called "bush lice" because its seeds can attach to clothes like lice can. Even so, this Japanese name is terrible. I would name this small flower "pink sparkler"! What do you think?

2. Spreading hedgeparsley - It's like a sparkler!
ヤブジラミはシラミみたいに服にくっ付く

3. Blue toadflax
This violet is so noble, isn't it? According to "About colors," violet represents the future, imagination, dreams, which I believe we need most now!

3. Blue toadflax マツバウンラン

4. Henbit
It's called in Japanese "Buddha's seat." A very nice name, isn't it? As I wrote about spreading hedgeparsley (2 above) and large field speedwell in another post, some Japanese plant names are terrible (like spreading hedgeparsley being "bush lice" and large field speedwell "large balls of a dog"). I wish the Japanese botanist who named henbit would have named spreading hedgeparsley and large field speedwell.

4. Henbit dead-nettle 仏の座

5. White enkianthus
It's called "lamp azalea" in Japan because the flower shape is similar to the shape of lamps used in Japan's imperial court long time ago. The flower is about 1 cm long. So tiny for a lamp!

5. White enkianthus - Its Japanese name is "lamp azalea"
ドウダンツツジはその形から「灯台躑躅」

Every one of these flowers is so tiny, but beautiful and unique! I really appreciated them just being there...

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小さい花を集めてみました。大きくてゴージャスな花もよいですが、小さい花は、特にこの時期、心に響きます。

1はナガミヒナゲシ。見た目は可憐ですが繁殖力が強く駆除すべしという意見も多いよう。
2はヤブジラミ。オオイヌノフグリと並ぶひどい名前。私なら「線香花火花」と付けるかな。。。
3はマツバウンラン。色がとっても清々しいです。
4は見た目通りの仏の座。私も座ってみたい(笑)。そして
5はドウダンツツジ。「灯台躑躅」、「満天星躑躅」と書きます。

~♬僕らはみんな生きている~♬ 小さいけど、みんな個性的です。

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