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SAKURASOU

1. Hanakotoba= Desire, Long lasting love (Desperate)
2. Primrose
3. The flowers of many species open in the evening, hence the name
"evening primrose”
4. Open in under 1 minute
5. Most species have yellow flowers, but some have white, purple, pink, or
red. Most native desert species are white.
6. The roots of the primrose are reportedly edible in young plants.
7. Evening primrose oil does not relieve symptoms of premenstrual syn-
drome, neither does orally administered primrose oil seem to have any
effect in shortening the length of pregnancy or labor.
8. Bees with typical scopa cannot hold it. Also, the flowers open at a time
when most bee species are inactive, so the bees which visit Oenothera are generally vespertine temporal
specialists: bees that forage in the evening.
9. In the wild, evening primroses act as primary colonizers, quickly appearing in recently cleared areas. They
germinate in disturbed soils, and can be found in habitat types such as dunes, roadsides, railway embank-
ments, and waste areas.

SHIRAGIKU

1. Hanakotoba= Noble, Trust, Purity (Truth)
2. Chrysanthemum
3. Chrysanthemum shows have been traditionally held in many Japanese towns.
4. The Chrysanthemum represented the noble class and the season of autumn
5. When the flower was adopted for the Imperial Seal of Japan some families also cul-
tivated it to signal their support and good relationship with the Imperial family.
6. Chrysanthemum growing is still practiced actively as a hobby by many Japanese
people who enter prize plants in contents
7. A mondokoro of chrysanthemum blossom design, indicates a link to the Emperor;
there are more than 150 patterns of this design.
8. Wild Chrysanthemum taxa are herbaceous perennial plants or subshrubs.
9. The simple row of ray florets is white, yellow, or red; many horticultural specimens
have been bred to bear many rows of ray florets in a great variety of colors. The disc
florets of wild taxa are yellow. The fruit is a ribbed achene.[8] Chrysanthemums, also known as "mums".
10. perennials that start blooming early in the autumn.
11. Chrysanthemum Day (Kiku no Sekku) is one of the five ancient sacred festivals. It is celebrated on the 9th
day of September (the ninth month). It was started in 910, when the imperial court held its first chrysanthe-
mum show.
12. Yellow or white chrysanthemum flowers of the species C. morifolium are boiled to make a tea in some
parts of Asia. The resulting beverage is known simply as chrysanthemum tea.
13. The flowers may be added to dishes such as mixian in broth, or thick snake meat soup to enhance the aro-
ma. Small chrysanthemums are used in Japan as a sashimi garnish.

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