Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Indica) サルスベリ(百日紅)

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is native to China, coming to Japan before the Edo period (1603 - 1867) and can be found across Japan now. The tree produces flowers in various colors, white, pink, and red. Its leaves turn orange and red beautifully in autumn and the dark brown fruits are also beautiful.   

The crepe myrtle has two names in Japan, "saru suberi," which translates to "monkeys slip" because of its slippery bark, on which even monkeys (are said to) slip, and "hyaku jitsu ko," which translates to "red for one hundred days," after that the crepe myrtle flowers bloom for a long period of time.

According to Flower Meanings, the crepe myrtle flower means;
- Prosperity;
- Good luck;
- Chastity;
- Good luck in love and marriage; and
- Marital fidelity.

But here in Japan, it means:
- Eloquence;
- Charm and;
- Carelessness.

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サルスベリ(百日紅)です。中国原産で日本に来たのは江戸時代前ですが、今では全国で見られます。白、赤、ピンクの花を付け、秋の紅葉、ナッツのような濃茶の実もとても美しい植物です。

サルスベリの名は、サルも滑るぐらい幹がつるつるだから、別名の百日紅は「100日も赤い花が続く」ことに由来しています。

ちなみに花言葉、海外と日本で全く違います。

海外:繁栄、幸運、純潔、恋愛運、結婚運、貞節
日本:雄弁、愛嬌、不用意

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