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OFFICIAL YAKAMA AFFILIATION HANAKOTOBA TEST STUDY GUIDE

HANAKOTOBA: The Japanese form of the language of flowers. In this practice, plants were given codes
and passwords. Physiological effects and action under the color of the flowers, put into words from the im-
pressions of nature and the presence of thorns with the height of tall plants, flowers and garlands of flowers
through the various types. These are meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or

viewer without needing the use of words.
AJISAI

1. Hanakotoba= Pride
2. Hydrangea
3. 70–75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas
4. Most are shrubs 1 to 3 meters tall, but some are small trees, and other
lianas reaching up to 30 m (98 ft) by climbing up trees. They can be ei-
ther deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate spe-
cies are all deciduous.
5. In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H.
macrophylla), can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. In these
species the color is affected by the presence of aluminum ions which are
available or tied up depending upon the soil ph.
6. The flower color can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will
have available aluminum ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline
soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminum ions and result in pink or red flowers.
7. Hydrangea root and rhizome are indicated for treatment of conditions of the urinary tract
8. Hydrangeas are moderately toxic if eaten, with all parts of the plant containing cyanogenic glycosides.
Hydrangea is reportedly sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due
to the cyanide.
9. Adding organic materials such as coffee grounds, citrus peel or eggshells will increase acidity and turn hy-
drangea flowers blue.
10. flowers are produced from early spring to late autumn.
AKAIBARA
1. Hanakotoba= Romance (Innocence/Silence/Devotion)
2. White Rose
3. There are over 300 species. They form a group of plants that can be erect
shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp
prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy,
in colors ranging from white through yellows and reds.
4. Widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant.
5. Used for commercial perfumery and commercial cut flower crops. Some
are used as landscape plants, for hedging and for other utilitarian purpos-
es such as game cover and slope stabilization.
6. Rose perfumes are made from rose oil. The weight of oil extracted is about one three-thousandth to one
six-thousandth of the weight of the flowers; for example, about two thousand flowers are required to pro-
duce one gram of oil.
7. Rose petals or flower buds are sometimes used to flavor ordinary tea or combined with other herbs to make
herbal teas.
8. The rose hip, usually from R. canina, is used as a minor source of vitamin C and used to treat stomach
problems.
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