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2019 Ishikawajima Park "Genpei Momo"

 2019 Ishikawajima Park "Genpei Momo"

 At the southern end of Ishikawajima Park, "Genpei Momo", which is planted in front of Aioi-no-Sato, a complex nursing care facility at the side of Aioi Bridge, is at its best.

It is a kind of Hana peach, a deciduous shrub of rose family, improved for ornamental use.

The origin of the naming is that red and white (in addition, light red, a squeezed in which red and white mixed) flowers bloom in a single tree, and red (red) = Heike and white = Genji flags fought in a mixed battle. It is said to have been compared to the battle of Genpei. "

It is undetermined how the red, light red, white, and aperture (mottles) flowers bloom, and it is said that the appearance varies from year to year, and you feel the mystery of nature.

The glossy double flower appearance shines in the blue sky and creates a spring-like atmosphere.