Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。
These are balloon vine or love in a puff (cardiospermum halicacabum) and balloon flower or Chinese bellflower (platycodon grandiflorus). I saw them at
Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden and in my neighborhood in Tokyo.
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| Cardiospermum halicacabum 風船かずら |
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Love in a puff フウセンカズラ
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They are in love ラブラブ🥰
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An old couple in love? いつまでも仲良し？
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Platycodon grandiflorus 桔梗
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Purple Chinese bellflower & bee キキョウと蜂
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White balloon flower 白い桔梗
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Lime green buds ライムグリーンの蕾
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Pink bud ピンクの蕾
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Are they about to open? そろそろ開花？
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I first mistook love in a puff for physalis alkekengi (i.e., bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, strawberry groundcherry, or winter cherry), but I googled and found a way to distinguish them, i.e., their shapes are different. Love in a puff is round while winter cherry a round inverse triangle.
But I'm not writing to tell you about their differences. They are all balloons and comforting, compensating for my loss.... My husband was diagnosed to have a metabolic syndrome one year ago, but by giving up a die-hard habit of eating potato chips and ice cream after dinner every day, he made it, slimming down his tummy!! He's no longer a fatso (though a little overweight)! Wonderful! I'm happy for him! But at the same time, I miss his chubby TUMMY, too!!!😭
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向島百花園の風船かずらと近所の桔梗です。紫と白の桔梗は見たことありましたが、ピンクは初めて。開花が楽しみです😄
最初、風船かずらをほおずきと間違えましたが、ググったら分かりました！ 風船かずらはまるく、ほおずきはちょっと逆三角形っぽいです。
風船かずらも桔梗の蕾もまるい。だから喪失感を埋めてくれます｡｡｡ うちの旦那さん、１年前にメタボと診断され、以来夕食後（毎日！）食べていたポテチとアイスクリームをきっぱりやめ、今年めでたくメタボ卒業🎊 でもあの「まんまる🧡」おなか、とってもかわいかったんです！寂しいよ～😭！
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