2020Calendar Flowers in Four Seasons

I created a flower calendar with flowers in four seasons amoug flowers I took a shot this year.

The following images are the sample picture of 2020 Flower Calendar. Click " Click here for display" to display a spread page for each month calendar.
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Picture data 1. Flower name or scientific name 2. Location 3. Comment Dimorphotheca pluvialis (Cape rain-daisy) West Coast National Park, West Cape, South Africa In the spring, a big colony of Asteraceae flowers is blooming in a cape that protrudes into the Atlantic Ocean. Various color flowers like white Demorphoseca, purple Felisia and orange Gazania are blooming at one time. It's just a paradise. As the petals close as rain approaches, Demorphoseca is called weather forecast profe (the weather forecastt).

January		Pulsatilla cernua (Pasque flower) "Okina-gusa" Takaoka Town, Miyazaki Pref. Japan White fluff grows on leaves and stems. The fruit grows long like a cocoon. The name was given because it resembles an old man's (“Okina” in Japanese) hair. Click here to display
February		Adonis multiflora“Fukuju-sou” Shobara City, Hiroshima Pref. Japan In Japan, there are four kinds of this species. The feature is that the sepal is shorter than the petal. It collects solar heat at the center and attracts insects. Click here to display
March		Fritillaria japonica var.koidzumiana “Koshino-kobaimo” Mt. Rokumangi, Minam Uonuma City, Niigata Pref. Japan It is an endemic species of Japan, and grows naturally along Japan Sea side. Seeds taste sweet and ants carry it back to the nest, which leave descendants in a wide range. Click here to display
April		Lachenalia pustulata West Cape Province, South Africa Put a small tube-shaped flower around the stem . The leaves are as thick as succulent plants. Native to the Cape region of South Africa. The colors vary from purple to red. Click here to display
May		Cypripedium macranthos (Lady's slipper)“Atsumori-sou” Mt. Mitsutoge, Nishi Katsura Town, Yamanashi Pref. Japan Once being seen in sunny side slopes of lower mountains nation-wide in Japan, it is drastically reduced by overfishing and stealing because it is dealt with expensive price. Click here to display
June		Meconopsis speciosa Seji-La, Linzhe City, Tibet China It grows on a rocky mountain slope in Tibet and Yunnan of China. It is very close to Meconopsis horridula, so once called Pseudo horridula. Specchiosa means “beautiful” in Latin. Click here to display
July		Meconopsis henrici Zhedou-shan Pass, Kuangding City, Sichuan Province, China This species was named after an explorer and biologist Henry, the Prince of France. In 1890 he explored in Sichuan Province of China and found this flower. Click here to display
August		Meconopsis torquata Northern suburb, Lhasa City, Tiebet, China This is the first observed 75 years ago by the famous plant hunter George Sheriff at a galley on the outskirts of Lhasa. This species is named after its blue petals like turquoise. Click here to display
September		Parnassia foliosa “Shirahige-sou” Mt. Naeba, Sakae Village, Nagano Pref. Japan Grows in wet valleys and wetlands.The edges of the petals are cut into threads. The scientific name Parnassia is named after the Parthenon in Greece. Click here to display
October		Tricyrtis macranthopsis “Kii-Jorou-Hototogisu” Kozagawa Town, Wakayama Pref. Japan The name was given because the reddish brown spots inside the petals resemble the pattern of the chest hair of a bird. Nearby there is a world heritage, Kumano Kodo. Click here to display
November		Sorbus commixta (Japanese rowan) “Nanakamado” Mt. Kumazawa, Komagane City, Nagano Pref. Japan In summer it puts small white flowers with green leaves, which changed to crimson flames in the fall. This tree does not burn out even put into stove seven times. The mountain behind is Mt. Utsugi. Click here to display
December		Hallianthus planus North Cape Province, South Africa Native to Namaqualand, South Africa. Blooming in the dry land where quartz is bared. Leaves are succulent and contain cells for sequestering salt. The surface appears to be frozen, so it is also called an ice plant. Click here to display
Back Cover		Notholirion macrphyllum (Greene's mariposa lily) Ghunsa Valley, Nepal The smallest species of the lily family, about 25 cm tall. Watch on sunny cliffs.
Whole year	Click here to display for Japanese Calendar Clikc here to display for US Calendar Clikc here to display for SA Calendar

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