Morning Glories Need 9 Hours of Sleep😉 アサガオは9時間睡眠😉

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

These pink and purple ipomoea nil or Japanese morning glories are so beautiful. I found them on August 12. 

August 12 is five days after the Liqiu or the beginning of autumn in the Chinese calendar. The Liqiu in Japan this year was August 7, but it's still hot and many morning glories, i.e., the symbol of summer together with sunflowers in Japan, are still in bloom.

People believe that morning glory flowers open in the morning, but that's not true. They open in the morning in summer, but as the days get shorter, they open in the middle of the night because they wake up nine hours after it gets dark. Morning glory goes to sleep as it gets dark and wakes up after nine hours of sleep. They live healthy lives!😉 

Purple ipomoea nil 朝顔

Pink ipomoea nil アサガオ

 

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近所のアサガオです。立秋から既に5日経過しているのですがまだまだ暑いし、アサガオもあちこちで咲いています｡｡｡ 

アサガオは日が落ちて暗くなってから9時間後に花を咲かせるので、昼の長さが短くなると夜中に咲くそうです。アサガオって9時間睡眠だったんですね。知りませんでした😉 

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