Chinesehypericum、Beautiful flowers with a connection to Yang Guifei

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Chinese hypericum is at its peak in Izumi no Mori in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

A flower of the Hypericum family.

 

 

Another name in Japanese is Mio Yanagi.

(Mio = name of Chinese palace)

Another name is Bijoyanagi.

(Bijo = beautiful woman)

Both are derived from China's leading beauty and the prestigious Yang Guifei.

(Yang Guifei is a person who was called a beautiful woman in China)

 

 

The story of the origin of the name is a little complicated.

Mio Palace was a symbol of the beauty of Yang Guifei's eyebrows.

A beautiful willow planted in the palace.

Chinese hypericum with leaves that resemble the willow.

That was the origin of the name.

 

 

The size of the flower is about 7 cm.

The tree height is around 1m.

The flowering time is from June to July in the southern Kanto region of Japan.

 

 

Beauty willow with long stamens.

This seems to be the source of beauty.

 

Chinesehypericum、Beautiful flowers with a connection to Yang Guifei [June 2022 Kanagawa Izumi no Mori]

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvC09bY0E8

 

 

"Kinshibai" A member of Hypericum seen in Japan

 

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