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Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
When the flowers of Lycoris bloom, their leaves would have fallen; when their leaves grow, the flowers would have wilted. This habit gave rise to various legends. A famous one is the legend of two elves: Mañju (曼珠; Mànzhū), who guarded the flower, and Saka (沙華; 沙华; Shāhuá), who guarded the leaves.
The Japanese common name for Lycoris radiata, higanbana (ヒガンバナ, 彼岸花), [17] literally means "flower of higan (Buddhist holiday around the autumnal equinox.)" [17] Another popular Japanese name is manjushage (曼珠沙華) [17] (or manjushake, [18]) taken from the name of a mythical flower described in Chinese translation of the ...
In modern times, the appearance and the behavior of falling camellia flowers reminisce the meaning of human death and because of that, the flowers are prohibited as a gift to inpatients during their visits. The origin of the yōkai folklore is theorized from the mysterious image the flowers holds.
After it flowers, it bears dark blue/purple fruit with a white powdery coating from June to August. [4] Its stems are terete and grow 30–60 cm (12–24 in) long. Its rhizomes are stout and knotty. The plant is known to have petals that become transparent when in contact with water, giving it its common name. Once it is dry, the petals return ...
Rafflesia arnoldii, the corpse flower, [2] or giant padma, [3] Its local name is Petimum Sikinlili. It is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia within the family Rafflesiaceae. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. [4] It has a strong and unpleasant odor of decaying flesh. [5]
Euphorbia tithymaloides has a large number of household names used by gardeners and the public. Among them are redbird flower, [7] devil's-backbone, [8] redbird cactus, Jewbush, buck-thorn, cimora misha, Christmas candle, fiddle flower, ipecacuahana, Jacob's ladder, Japanese poinsettia, Jew's slipper, milk-hedge, myrtle-leaved spurge, Padus-leaved clipper plant, red slipper spurge, slipper ...