Persian Speedwell (Veronica Persica) オオイヌノフグリ（大犬の陰嚢）

Persian Speedwell (Veronica Persica)　オオイヌノフグリ（大犬の陰嚢）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I've finally found Persian speedwells (Veronica persica) where I walk through every day! When I found them, however, they were closed (4th photo) because it was too early for them to open, so I revisited there, finding dozens of speedwells fully open under bright spring sunshine. If you don't know what the Japanese names of the speedwell family translate to in English, see below (and laugh!) and if you want to know why, read this post.

Grey field-speedwell (Veronica polita) => イヌノフグリ or "dog balls"
Persian speedwell (Veronica persica) => オオイヌノフグリ or "large dog balls"
Corn speedwell (Veronica arvensis) => タチイヌノフグリ or "standing dog balls"

By the way, baby blue eyes (or nemophilas), which are also in bloom now, resemble Persian speedwells but the perception and treatment of these two is completely different in Japan. Baby blue eyes are "planted" in parks and gardens with tags proudly showing the name "Nemophila" while Persian speedwells just "grow" here and there unattended. It's unfair for the speedwell, isn't it?