英語の後に日本語が続きます。
Hang in there, buddy! The snail was like in the second and third photos yesterday and in the first photo this morning. The flower it was holding onto is a toad lily (Tricyrtis formosana). The plant is said to flower from August to September but I've come to believe toad lilies flower throughout the year because I saw them today (i.e., in May) but in December last year and in September the year before.
The plant is named after spots on a toad's skin and its preference of shady, moist places like toads. In Japan, however, the toad lily is called "hototogisu," which translates into "lesser cuckoo," also after its spots, which, to Japanese people, look like the chest plumage of the bird. Perception varies.
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| 2025/5/15 From above |
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| 2025/5/15 From side |
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昨日見たのが2枚目と3枚目の写真。今朝が1枚目ですが。頑張ってます♬。しがみついているのはタイワンホトトギス（台湾杜鵑草）。8月から9月が花期と言われていますが、もう一年中咲いています。今日は5月ですが、去年は12月、おととしは9月に見かけました。ホトトギスの名は、斑点が杜鵑（鳥の杜鵑）の胸の斑点と似ているから付いた名前だそうです。油の模様染みにも見えるから油点草（ユテンソウ）とも言います。でも英語では「toad lily」、カエルユリ。カエルの模様に似ているからだそう。人の印象ってそれぞれです。
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