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2018 Peony flowering

[Sam] April 14, 2018 18:00

P4120741R''ELS'.jpgR0028554RSG.jpg The maximum temperature in the city center on April 12 was 25.9 ° C, the second summer day this year, the out-of-season warmth comparable to late June. At Botanen in the Hamarikyu Garden, a button (peony) called the "king of Hundred Flowers" and "Kao" is beginning to bloom as soon as possible.

I hear that the buttons in the park are 800 strains of about 60 species.

Buttons have been used as motifs of various crafts and paintings since ancient times as a flower that symbolizes beauty, and while emitting an overwhelming presence among the flowers that bloom at this time, one by one that is thin enough to be ephemeral if you look closely It is delicate that the petals overlap multiple layers. Flower shapes are diverse, such as single, Yae, Senju, Manju, and Lion blooming, and the flower color is also rich in purple, red, black, red (red), light red, white, yellow, covering, bottom red (the bottom of the petals) There are also flower patterns such as dark red) and squeezing.

The gorgeous flower shape with plenty of volume gives an elegance and personality.