Trailing ice plant,Shining red and white flowers [June 2022 Kanagawa]

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Chrysanthemum is in the name, but it is not a flower of the family Asteraceae but a flower of the family Aizoaceae.

The size of the flower is about 5 cm.

A flower that resembles a chrysanthemum.

The leaves are succulent and look like elongated.

This is the origin of the name Matsuba.

Crawling and for ground cover.

The shiny petals shine in the clear sunlight.

On the contrary, it withers on rainy days and dark cloudy skies.

Flower colors are magenta, pink, white, orange and yellow.

By the way, the flower language is "wide-hearted affection" and "relaxing mood".

The scientific name is Lampranthus.

Derived from the Greek words lampros, which means brilliant, and anthos, which means flower.

Besides stone walls, it grows well anywhere, such as near a fence.

Flowers can be seen in Japan from April to August.

Overwintering in warm regions will be difficult in cold regions.

In addition, there are cold-resistant varieties that bloom until October and overwinter.

This scientific name is Delosperma floribuoda

It is derived from the Greek word delo, which means obvious, and the easy-to-see seed sperma.

 

マツバギク：Trailing ice plant,Shining red and white flowers [June 2022 Kanagawa]

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