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Tutor Hanako's list of main flowers in Japan (No.5)
Japanese, how to read, English
さくら/サクラ/桜, sakura, cherry blossoms
うめ/ウメ/梅, ume, ume blossoms, Japanese apricot/plum 梅の木(ume no ki) ume tree, 梅の実(ume no mi) Japanese apricot , 梅干(umeboshi) pickled ume
げんげ/ゲンゲ, genge, Astragalus sinicus/chinese vetch It's also called "れんげ/れんげそう". Also it's written 蓮華/蓮華草.
ふじ/藤, wisteria flowers/blossoms
あやめ/アヤメ/菖蒲, ayame, blue flag. しょうぶ is also written with 菖蒲, but they're different plants. あやめ, 花菖蒲(hanashoubu), かきつばた(kakitsubata) are resemble.
あじさい/アジサイ, ajisai, hydrangea It's also written "紫陽花".
ひまわり/ヒマワリ, himawari, sunflower Also it's written "向日葵".
コスモス, kosumosu, kosmos It's also written 秋桜(kosumosu, akizakura).
つばき/ツバキ/椿, tsubaki, camellia
すいれん/スイレン/睡蓮, suiren, water lily
すいせん/スイセン/水仙, suirsen, narcissus
ひがんばな/彼岸花, higanbana, a cluster amaryllis
ラベンダー, rabenda-, Lavender
ライラック rairakku, lilac
きく/キク/菊, kiku, chrysanthemum
Excuse me, some kinds flowers included my favorite ones aren't main ones in Japan.
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