Don't Forget Forget-Me-Nots... 勿忘草(ワスレナグサ)

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They may be too tiny to be noticed, but please don't forget "forget-me-nots," the flower also called scorpion grasses and myosotis... 

 Myosotis 勿忘草

Scorpion grasses ワスレナグサ

PINK Prunus Speciosa (Oshima Cherry) is in Full Bloom ピンクの大島桜

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I always wondered what this cherry tree with so many pink and white blossoms surrounded by white Oshima cherry flowers is. Now I know the answer. The tree is also Oshima cherry. I didn't know that Oshima cherry can bloom pink flowers. How stupid of me!

Pink prunus speciosa ピンクの大島桜

Solanum Nigrum (Black Nightshade) 犬酸漿(イヌホオズキ)

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I first thought this was solanum carolinense or Carolina horsenettle, or more commonly radical weed I saw last June, but the flowers are too tiny for radical weed. So, I googled and found that they are solanum nigrum, or commonly black nightshade or blackberry nightshade.

Solanum nigrum 犬酸漿

Yoko Cherry is Now In Full Bloom! 陽光桜は満開!

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This MAY BE prunus campanulata 'Yoko' or Yoko cherry, i.e., a hybrid between cerasus x yedoensis 'Amagi-yoshino' and Taiwan cherry (prunus campanulata). The baby pink is so pretty! I said "may be" because I couldn't find a tree tag...(unlike the Yoko cherry trees I saw several days ago, which have a tag.)  

"Maybe" prunus campanulata 'Yoko' 多分、陽光桜

Prunus Speciosa (Oshima Cherry) 大島桜(オオシマザクラ)

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This is prunus speciosa or Oshima cherry, the third type of cherry I've found this year in my neighborhood following Taiwan cherry (prunus campanulata) and Yoko cherry (prunus campanulata 'Yoko'). 

Prunus speciosa 大島桜

Prunus Campanulata 'Yoko' (Yoko Cherry) 陽光桜(ヨウコウザクラ)

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This is prunus campanulata 'Yoko' or Yoko cherry, a child between cerasus x yedoensis 'Amagi-yoshino' and prunus campanulata (Taiwan cherry). The baby pink is so pretty!

Prunus campanulata 'Yoko' 陽光桜

Papaver Dubium (Long-Headed Poppy) 長実雛芥子(ナガミヒナゲシ)

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This is papaver dubium, also known by the common names long-headed poppy and blindeyes.

Papaver dubium 長実雛芥子

Pomelo Marmalade is Sweet! 天草文旦(パール柑)マーマレードは甘~い!

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This is Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis marmalade, or more commonly pomelo marmalade♬

Pomelo marmalade 天草文旦(パール柑)マーマレード

Prunus Cerasifera (Cherry Plum) 紅葉スモモ(ベニバスモモ)

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is prunus cerasifera or commonly cherry plum, which I mistook for Yoshino cherry last year. Just to be clear, although called "cherry plum," this isn't cherry but PLUM.

Prunus cerasifera 紅葉スモモ

Spiraea Thunbergii (Baby's Breath Spirea) 雪柳(ユキヤナギ)

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These 1cm flowers are spiraea thunbergii, Thunberg spiraea or Thunberg's meadowsweet, or more commonly baby's breath spirea. So, tiny, white and pretty!

 Spiraea thunbergii 雪柳

Sawtooth Oak (Quercus Acutissima) クヌギ(櫟)

英語の後に日本語が続きます。 The sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima) is native to Northeast Asia and can be found all across Japan. While the tree is famous...