Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　On September 20th, we entered the equinoctial week.

And the flower that symbolizes this period is "red spider lily".

It is a perennial plant that is said to have come from China, contains toxic alkaloids, and has a unique bewitching flower appearance. Depending on the region, there are various names such as "Cluster Amaryllis", "Dead Flower", and "Tomb Flower", indicating that they have been deeply involved in human life since ancient times.

It usually has a three-fold chromosomes, flowers bloom but do not actually tie, bulbs are divided into nutrients, and during the autumn equinoctial week, bright red flowers bloom all at once at the tip of the flower stem without leaves.

After the flowers bloom in autumn, the linear leaves grow and die in the next spring, have an ecology opposite to normal flowers, and do not see the leaves and flowers together. .

In the Hamarikyu Garden, red spider lily is blooming all over the ruins of Yan Liao Pavilion.

At the same time, you can also enjoy the white "Shirobana Manjushage", which is a hybrid of red spider lily, a double chromosome species, and yellow narcissus.

　This is a general term for the family Fabaceae.

A plant that has long been popular among Japanese people and is most read in Manyoshu.

It is one of the seven herbs in autumn, and it is written as "autumn" in "Kusakanmuri", and it is truly autumn flower.

On August 12, the Tokyo Regional Meteorological Observatory reported that one of the Japan Meteorological Agency's biological seasonal observation information, "Yamahagi flowering", which had a slightly earlier flowering period, but the "Hagi" in Hamarikyu Onshi Garden began to bloom gradually. .

When I asked the staff of the garden, the "hagi" in the park was based on two types: Sendaihagi (also known as Miyaginohagi) and Marubahagi.

Sendaihagi has raceme (a butterfly-shaped flower, reddish purple, etc.) on the stem, weeping, and the leaves are pointed elliptical. Marbahagi has a short raceme (a butterfly-shaped flower red-purple) on the leaf axils, does not drop, and the leaves are inverted to elliptical.

Autumn-like clouds emerge in the clear blue sky, creating a unique landscape of this season.

It is a panpass glass that grows in a corner of Tsukiji River Park, long and narrow west across the street of St. Luke's International Hospital.

I have introduced this blog several times in the past to make you feel like Japanese pampas grass and autumn.

The location is the red spot on the map above.

Japanese name is a perennial plant of the genus Shiroganeyoshi and the genus Shiroganeyoshi.

It seems that spikes look like feathers, with male and female strains, and male spikes are elongated, while female strains have a wide range of fluff.

I don't know if the pampas grass here is a male or female strain.

Anyway, this scenery is autumn~

Click here for the blog post "Autumn Visit" in September 2016　⇒

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Click here for the blog article "Autumn in Tsukiji River Park" in September 2014　⇒

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At Namiwa Inari Shrine, there was a festival of "Shiyo no Setsuku" on September 9th.

The festival of old calendar was held at 9:30.

In connection with the festival of Shigeyo (chrysanthemum) in old calendar, the free behavior of chrysanthemums, which were sprinkled with real chrysanthemums on Kaga chrysanthemums.

Also, "Shiyo no Setsugu limited vermilion seal stamp" (300 yen)

"The sacred tree weeping ginkgo guardian of longevity prayer" (800 yen) was awarded.

　In addition to events and anniversaries, Tokyo Tower's special light-up "Diamond Ver" is basically held every Saturday for 2 hours only from 20:00 to 22:00.

I hear that the total number of lights shining from the frame to the outside is 276, and that the 17-tiered light hierarchy is variable to seven colors, each with a message for each color.

On September 2nd (Saturday), "Planet Green" lights up.

It is a blueish green lighting based on "green of the earth".

This is why the message "Earth and Peace" is included.

From the Sumida River Terrace in Kachidoki to the Tsukiji Market, Diamond Ver Planet Green, which gives a sense of peace, shines.

Every spring, Hana Momo, which blooms beautiful red, white, and pink flowers near Irifune Bridge, has already been introduced in this blog, but after the flowers are over, I was very interested in passing nearby, but I did not see this tree with

The other day, when I passed nearby, I was surprised to see a lot of fruit larger than the plum fruit on the Hana peach tree.

Moreover, the color and shape are similar to peach (Hana Momodashi)

The site is the planting area on the south side of Tsukiji 2-chome, between Tsukijibashi and Irifunebashi, which was originally the Tsukiji River.

It was a big fruit beyond imagination, so as soon as I checked whether Hana peach fruit, which seems to have been made for ornamental use, can be eaten as a jam or something.

It's probably because it's a friend of peaches in the first place (although some varieties cannot be eaten)

A lot of questions and answers to them were exchanged on the Internet, and I was convinced that everyone was the same to think about.

Click here for the article "Hana Momo Full Bloom" in April this year.　⇒

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