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　Kinshibai is a semi-an evergreen small shrub of the family Otogirisou, which is said to have come to China during the Edo period, and its Japanese name is derived from the Chinese name Kinto plum, its petals are plums, and stamens are compared to gold thread. It is said.　　At the reddish branches with bright green opposite leaves, cute cup-like fresh yellow flowers bloom, beautiful contrast, and it is also used for cut flowers and flower arrangements. It is said that there is no discomfort in any garden. Kinshibai's companion (Otogirisou) is collectively called "Hipericam" in a broad sense, but in a narrow sense, it seems to refer to varieties such as Kinshibai and Beyo willow.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　The petals of kinshibai are five pieces, thick and glossy, overlap in a circular shape, and the pistil is divided into five bundles of five pistils and about 60 stamens.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A similar species whose appearance is similar, and whose flowers are beautiful and leaves are similar to willows, can be identified because the petals are separated in distorted wedge shape, the stamens spread and stand out longer than the petals.　　In recent years, Hipericam 'Hidcoat' (also known as Tairin Kinshibai), a horticultural variety with large flower diameter and almost flat, has been popular, and is widely planted as garden trees and park trees throughout Japan.　　　　　　　　　　　　　Even in the Hamarikyu Garden Hanakien Garden, the entire plant is blooming on the side of promenade along the Uchibori, signaling the season that changes from the rainy season to the midsummer.