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

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Autumn leaves have shown beautiful red and yellow colors. Then, I found these tiny black nightshade flowers. The black nightshade usually flowers from summer to autumn and now it's December. I was lucky, wasn't I? 

Black nightshade　犬酸漿

Solanum nigrum　イヌホオズキ

Windmill Pink (Silene Gallica) マンテマ

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These are windmill pink flowers (Silene gallica). They usually flower in May and June. Like other plants, however, the windmill pink there has flowered in November.    

Windmill pink (Silene gallica)　マンテマ

White Bush Clovers with a Pale Grass Blue Butterfly 白萩と大和小灰蝶（ヤマトシジミ）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is white bush clover with a pale grass blue butterfly on it. Pink bush clovers are common across Japan, so I was lucky to see the white ones plus such a beautiful butterfly on it😊! Although you may not be able to see in the picture, the butterfly, as the name suggests, is pale blue and beautiful! 

2023/11/20

Preparation for Winter - Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago Canadensis) セイタカアワダチソウ（背高泡立草）の冬支度

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I wrote about Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) last month but at that time, they had only bright yellow flowers. And this morning I found some of them have started to prepare for winter like this, so fluffy!

Canadian goldenrod preparing for winter　冬支度です

Wine Red Dahlia ワインレッドのダリア

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Usually I'm not interested in gorgeous flowers that much, but this dahlia is so intriguing because of the color. Deep colors, like the wine red of this dahlia and the purple of clematis, are so deep that I sometimes can't take my eyes off them.  

 

Dahlia　ダリア

"Season Defying😆" Hydrangeas 美魔女紫陽花😆

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Do you do something for anti-aging? If so, take a look at the hydrangea. It's so anti-aging or season defiant, isn't it? You can see how it's so rare by looking at the 2nd photo! I'm not that interested in anti-aging but still want to know why only this bloom can keep such a beautiful color.😆
 

"Season defying" hydrangeas　"美魔女"紫陽花

Surrounded by hydrangeas "accepting aging"　周りは年齢を受け入れてる？

Japanese Hop (Humulus Lupulus Var. Cordifolius) カラハナソウ（唐花草）

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These are female flowers of Humulus lupulus var. cordifolius or Japanese hops. The hops can be used to flavor beer and are known as a tempura ingredient in Japan.  

Japanese hops　カラハナソウ（唐花草）

Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago Canadensis) セイタカアワダチソウ（背高泡立草）

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This is a Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis). I didn't like this plant because I believed that it was a cause of autumn hay fever, but I was mistaken. The pollen from ragweed causes allergy symptoms not Canadian goldenrod. The bright yellow color is beautiful.  

Canadian goldenrod　セイタカアワダチソウ

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セイタカアワダチソウ（背高泡立草）です。ブタクサと間違われることが多いですがえん罪で、背高泡立草は花粉症の原因ではありません。（少し前まで私も誤解してました😅）

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Silene Vulgaris (Bladder Campion) 白玉草（シラタマソウ）

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Something was bothering me, so I couldn't enjoy a morning walk as much as I did. Then I found these bladder campion (Silene vulgaris) flowers. They flowered in early May, then disappeared and came back! I photographed them and without realizing it, I was smiling.

Bladder campion　白玉草

Silene vulgaris　シラタマソウ

Sweet Autumn Clematis 仙人草（センニンソウ）

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These are sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora). The pure white flowers are so pretty but that's not it. The achenes are so pretty, too! I saw them last November. I'm already looking forward to seeing the achenes in autumn! 

Sweet autumn clematis　仙人草

 

Female Sponge Gourd Flower (Luffa Aegyptiaca) ヘチマの雌花

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I wrote about sponge gourds in early July, but the focus at that time was the fruits. The flower in the 1st photo is female. I can tell that because the flower center is not yellow but yellow green. The garden has many flowers (2nd photo), but I was able to find only one female flower. 

Female sponge gourd flower　ヘチマの雌