Saxifraga Stolonifera (Creeping Saxifrage) 雪の下（ユキノシタ）

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

This is saxifraga stolonifera or more commonly creeping saxifrage. I first thought that parts of the three petals were gone, but I was mistaken. The flowers are just what they should be, i.e., three small petals and two big ones, which, when combined, looks like a samurai wearing a kamishimo or an old ceremonial dress.

 

Saxifraga stolonifera 雪の下

Creeping saxifrage ユキノシタ

Many samurais!! 侍がいっぱい！

In Germany, however, the plant is called "Jewish beard" because the runners are like the beard while in China, it's called "Tiger ears" because the round-shaped marbled leaves look like tiger ears. People see things differently, don't they? 

  

Japanese people didn't name creeping saxifrage after the appearance, but its hardiness that allows the plant to grow green leaves even under the snow. In Japan, it's called "Under the snow"😉

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雪の下（ユキノシタ）です。裃付けたお侍に見えました😆 

ただドイツでは地上を這う茎がユダヤ人の髭に見えるので「ユダヤ人の髭」、中国では葉がトラの耳に似ているので「虎耳草」だそうです。日本では雪の下にも葉を付けるから「雪の下」。いろいろです😊

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