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KIKYO

1. Hanakotoba= Endless/Unchanging love, Honesty, Obedience
2. Bellflower
3. This plant is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F), and can therefore be cultivated in all
temperate zones. It dies down completely in winter, reappearing in late spring and
flowering in summer.
4. Though the species has blue flowers, there are varieties with white, pink, and pur-
ple blooms.
5. There is a belief that this flower symbolizes that “The return of a friend who is
desired.”
6. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide
7. A notable feature of the plant is the flower bud, which swells like a balloon be-
fore fully opening. The five petals are fused together into a bell shape at the base
8. commonly grown in mountains and fields. It is 40 to 100 centimeters high and
has thick roots, and white juice comes out when the stem is cut.
9. Flowers bloom purple or white in July and August.
10. The extracts and purified compounds from the roots may exhibit neuroprotective,
antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, improved insulin resistance, and cholesterol-lowering prop-
erties.

KOSUMOSU

1. Hanakotoba= Cleanliness, love
2. Cosmos
3. Cosmos are herbaceous perennial plants or annual plants growing 0.3–2
m (1 ft 0 in–6 ft 7 in) tall.
4. The leaves are simple, pinnate, or bipinnate, and arranged in opposite
pairs.
5. The flowers are produced in a capitulum with a ring of broad ray florets
and a center of disc florets; flower color is very variable between the dif-
ferent species.
6. The genus includes several ornamental plants popular in gardens.

MOKUSEI

1. Hanakotoba= Truth, Noble person
2. Orange Osmanthus
3. they are produced in small clusters in the late summer and autumn.
4. an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3–12 m (9.8–39.4 ft)
tall.
5. flowers may be infused with green or black tea leaves to create a
scented tea
6. The flowers of sweet osmanthus are used to protect clothes from
insects.
7. Osmanthus tea has been used as an herbal tea for the treatment of
irregular menstruation.

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