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| Primula juliae |
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| "Hana kanzashi" meaning flower ornamental hairpin |
I have been writing about flowers recently and each time I have to look up their English names. These pink flowers I found at the peony garden within the Ueno Park, Tokyo are primula juliae or in Japanese "hana kanzashi (meaning 'flower ornamental hairpin')" because its bud looks like a Japanese hairpin or kanzashi.
Primula juliae's language of flowers in Japan are; compassion, meekness, cheerful heart, radiance, everlasting love and love from sympathy...???? I don't want "love from sympathy.".... Do you?
The language of flowers of peonies (see below) is bravery.
上野のぼたん苑で見つけた花簪。ころっとしたつぼみが簪に見えるのでこの名が付いたそうです。最近花についてよく書いており、そのたびに英語名を調べるのですが、花簪は primula juliae。英語だと分かりやすい一方、風情がなくなるように思うのは気のせいでしょうか。花簪の花言葉は、思いやり、温順、明るい性格、光輝、変わらぬ思い、同情からの愛｡｡｡？ 同情からの愛ってどうでしょう？？
ちなみに牡丹の花言葉は「勇気」だそうです。
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| Peony Language of flowers is "bravery" |
