Flower Calendar for 2021

Selecting from the flower pictures taken this year (2020) (some of the flowers are taken before), I show you brilliant flowers in the calendar.

The images below are the sample. "Click here to view" to go to the spread page for each month.

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Picture Data 1. Scientific name (Common name, "Japanese name" ), Family name 2. (Shooting Location) 3. Comment Tricyrtis perfoliata (Japanese toad lily "Kibanano tsukinuki hototogisu") Liliaceae (Mt. Osuzuyama, Tsuno Town, Miyazaki Prefecture) An endemic species that blooms only in Osuzuyama, Miyazaki Prefecture (endangered IB species). It grows hanging on a torrent in a canyon or on a cliff near a waterfall. Japanese name comes from flowers phenetrating through the leaves.

January		Brunsvigia marginata, Amaryllidaceae (Pearl, Western Cape, South Africa) After the wildfire burns down the shrub, it sprouts from the ground. It monopolizes the nutrients of ash and sunlight, then produces crimson flowers. The petals glitter with gold powder on the surface. It's like a phoenix that jumps into the fire to regenerate. Click here to view
February		Camellia japonica ("Tsubaki"), Theaceae (Kinuta Park, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo) Endemic to Japan as well as the closely related Sasanqua (Sasanqua). It grows naturally near the coasts of various parts of Japan except Hokkaido. Izu Oshima island and Hagi City in Yamaguchi Pref. are famous. Oil is extracted from the seeds and used in cosmetics. The logo of famous Japanese cosmetic maker, Shiseido is designed from camellia. Click here to view
March		Hepatica nobilis var. japonica (Japanese liverleaf "Owmisumi sou"), Ranunculaceae (Yukiguni Botanical Garden, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture) It grows naturally on the Sea of Japan side. There are many communities in Niigata, and it is designated as a prefectural flower. The Japanese name comes from the pointed leaves in a triangle. There are various colors such as pink, blue, and white, and there are also double blooms, but most of them are illegally collected and only white ones are remained. It has another name - Snow breaker. Click here to view
April		Shortia uniflora (Nippon bells, "Iwa uchiwa"), Diapensiaceae (Mt. Mikuniyama, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture) Endemic to Japan and is distributed in the subalpine zone of northern Japan. It blooms as the snow melts, and the leaves are evergreen, shiny and thick. The Japanese name (Iwa uchiwa) comes from the leaves resembling paper fan. Click here to view
May		Iris ensata (Japanese iris "Nohanshobu"), Iridaceae (At the foot of Mt. Nioji, Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture) Popular in wetlands throughout Japan. This species is the original species of Hanashobu, a horticultural species. This means that it was named after the horticultural species were created. There is a yellow streak at the base of the petals, which distinguishes it from Hanashobu. Click here to view
June		Lilium rubellum ("Hime-sayuri"), Liliaceae (Mt. Mikagura, Aga Town, Niigata Prefecture) Growing in deep mountains near the prefectural borders of Niigata, Fukujima, and Yamagata. Endemic to Japan. This name was given because it is smaller than Sasayuri (see back cover) distributed in western Japan. Also known as Otomeyuri (Otome Yuri). In recent years, it has been cultivated for tourism. Click here to view
July		Meconopsis prattii (Himalayan blue poppy), Papaveraceae (Chuan Hua Tang, Western Sichuan, China) Ancient Western China was in the shallow sea with many limestone piles of shellfish and coral carcasses. Lime dissolved in water solidifies to form a dike, created ponds. Blue poppies are often seen by the pond. It stood like a water spirit (nymph). Click here to view
August		Papaver fauriei ("Rishiri hinageshi"), Papaveraceae (Mt. Rishiri, Hokkaido) The only one native poppy in Japan and endemic. It blooms in a volcanic soil of collapse area near the top of Mt. Rishiri - northern most mountain in Japan. In recent years, due to erroneous conservation activities, crossing with closely related species have progressed, and there is concern about extinction. Click here to view
September		Pseudolysimachion subsessile ("Ruri Torano-o"), Plantaginaceae (Mt. Ibuki, Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture) Grows naturally in the flower field on the summit of Mt. Ibuki. Endemic to Japan. "Ruri" means color of lapis lazuli which was introduced to Japan through the Silk Road from Afghanistan. It . Many of the flowers named "Torano-o", such as Lysimachia clethroid, belong to the Primrose family. Click here to view
October		Tricyrtis ohsumiensis ("Takakuma Hototogisu"), Liliaceae (Mt. Takakuma, Tarumizu City, Kagoshima Prefecture) Subspecies of Tricyrtis flava, an endemic species of Miyazaki Prefecture, and blooms in the rocky area on the northwestern ridge of Mt. Takakuma on the Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is lighter in color and wider in leaves than Tricyrtis flava. Click here to view
November		Swertia pseudochinensis ("Murasaki senburi"), Gentianaceae (Mt. Ubusan, Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture) Like gentian, the root is a gastrointestinal drug. The Japanese name comes from the fact that the bitterness does not disappear even when it is put in boiling water and shaken a thousand times. It grows well on serpentine soil, where other plants are difficult to grow. Click here to view
December		Haemanthus coccineus (Blood lily),Amaryllidaceae (Bredasdorf, Western Cape, South Africa) It has a flower head like a big red onion shaved, and has a black streak like a snake scale on the floral pattern. It grows in clusters on dry sand near the coast. April Fool Lily (Haemanthus albiflos "Mayuhakeomoto") that gives white flower head is a kin of this species. Click here to view
Back cover		Lilium japonicum (Bamboo Lily "Sasa yuri"), Liliaceae (Mt, Yokokura, Ochi Town, Kochi Prefecture) A lily unique to Japan, it grows naturally in the bright mountains of western Japan. The flower is similar to Lilium rubellum, but the color is light and it looks neat. The leaves are as thin as bamboo grass. Mt. Yokogura is a place where Dr. Tomitaro Makino, a famous botanist in Japan, spent his youth collecting plants, and the named many new species.
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uploaded on Dec. 15, 2020