Lespedeza (Bush Clovers) 萩（ハギ）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

The bush clover is native to east Asia and can be found across Japan. It's known as an autumn plant in Japan and its Japanese name "hagi" is a kigo or a seasonal word or phrase associated with a particular season used in traditional forms of Japanese poetry for autumn, but bush clovers actually flower from July to September and I once found a tree flowering in December (scroll down).

Bush clovers are known to produce pink flowers but they also have white flowers (Lespedeza buergeri) and some (Lespedeza  japonica bailey cv. versicolor) produce pink and white flowers on the same tree. 

2026/6/27

2021/6/4 Japanese bush clovers at Kan'-ei-ji temple in Ueno 上野寛永寺の萩

2021/6/4 Lespedeza at Kan'-ei-ji temple in Ueno 上野寛永寺の萩

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2025/10/4

2025/10/4

2020/9/27 Mukojima Hykkaen Garden, 向島百花園

2020/9/27 Mukojima Hykkaen Garden, 向島百花園

   

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2020/11/9

2020/11/9

2020/9/27 Mukojima Hykkaen Garden, 向島百花園

2020/9/27 Mukojima Hykkaen Garden, 向島百花園

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萩（ハギ）は東アジア原産。秋の季語ですが花期は7月から9月です。（しかも12月にも咲いてました）。）ピンクの花を付けるイメージですが、白紫の花を付けるキハギ（木萩）、ピンクと白の花を同じ木に付けるソメワケハギ（染め分け萩）という種もあります。  

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