Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) ヒルザキツキミソウ（昼咲月見草）

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I thought that they were gigantic rosy evening-primroses (Oenothera rosea) at first and found at home they are not but showy evening primroses. This primrose is native to North America and was imported to Japan as an ornamental plant and can now be found across Japan. The primrose produces flowers from May to July in Japan, which are 4-5 cm in diameter and open during only the day. Because of that, its Japanese name is "hiruzaki tsukimisou," which translates into "primrose opening during the day." 

2026/8/15

White Evening-Primrose (Oenothera Rosea) 白花夕化粧（シロバナユウゲショウ）

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Evening primroses (Oenothera rosea) are native to America but can now be found across Japan. It usually produces pink flowers from May to September but some have white ones like those in these pictures. Seeing flowers brings me happiness and seeing white evening primroses especially does so because it's so rare to find them. Finding white ones makes me feel as if I had found four-leaf clovers!   

2026/4/21

Rosy Evening-Primrose (Oenothera Rosea) アカハナユウゲショウ（赤花夕化粧）

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Rosy evening-primroses have started to bloom in my neighborhood and this morning I found one of them different. It had a black spot on it. That was a horsefly. I approached quietly and was able to take photos without waking the bug up. 

2022/4/27