Red & White Marble Colored Flowering Peach 源平枝垂れ花桃（ゲンペイシダレハナモモ）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is prunus persica in Tokyo National Museum. The branches weep down to the ground and the flowers are red and white marble colored😲! 

2021/3/30

Euonymus Hamiltonianus (Hamilton's Spindletree) 檀（マユミ）

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* On August 18, 2021, I found that this was not Hamilton's spindletree but the buds of akebia quinata or chocolate vine. Please note, however, that I've made no corrections to the original post😂 

 

I believe this is euonymus hamiltonianus, known by the common names Hamilton's spindletree and Himalayan spindle. I said "I believe" because I'm not sure about what they are...

Euonymus hamiltonianus 檀？

Magnolia Liliiflora (Mulan Magnolia) 紫木蓮（シモクレン）

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What a surprise to see magnolia liliiflora grown that much while I was looking for cherry blossoms! I found these beautiful tulip-shaped purple flowers in not only my neighborhood but Tokyo National Museum. Magnolia liliiflora is known as Mulan magnolia or purple magnolia. 

Magnolia liliiflora in my neighborhood 近所の紫木蓮 

Magnolia liliiflora in Tokyo National Museum 東京国立博物館の紫木蓮

Prunus Lannesiana 'Hisakura''s Mother is Oshima Cherry 一葉桜（イチヨウザクラ）のお母さんは大島桜

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This is prunus lannesiana 'Hisakura' or commonly Ichiyo cherry in the Tokyo National Museum. I thought the cherry blossom season had been over, but they were still in bloom with many buds. Ichiyo cherry🌸 is a member of the sato-zakura or sato cherry group. The mother of the group members is all Oshima cherry.    

Prunus lannesiana 'Hisakura' 一葉桜

Pomelo and Hassaku Orange Marmalade パール柑と八朔のマーマレード

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I've made marmalade again, this time from pomelos and hassaku oranges. I used the peel only. 

Pomelo and hassaku orange marmalade パール柑と八朔のマーマレード

Cercis Chinensis (Chinese Redbud) 花蘇芳（ハナズオウ）

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This is cercis chinensis or commonly Chinese redbud. Its bright pink is as pretty as Taiwan cherry, Yoko cherry blossoms, and flowering peach!! 

Cercis chinensis 花蘇芳

英語ビジネスメール 「はっきり」でも「丁寧」に！

一番ダメな英文ビジネスメール。それは読んでも「何を聞かれて/求められているかが分からない😖」メールです。相手に「忖度」を強い、ストレスを与えてしまいます。

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Exochorda Racemosa (Pearlbush) 利休梅・梅花下野

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This is exochorda racemosa or commonly pearlbush. The clear white color is so beautiful!!

Exochorda racemosa 利休梅

Pearlbush 梅花下野

Tropaeolum Majus (Garden Nasturtium) 金蓮花（キンレンカ）

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This is tropaeolum majus, or more commonly garden nasturtium, Indian cress or monks cress. It had only leaves for a long time, so I was surprised to find one day the round deep green leaves surrounding a bright orange flower.    

Tropaeolum majus 金蓮花

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

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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