Here is a memory of my walk around the Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden in 2016.
At the Rokko
Alpine Botanical Garden opened in
1933, approximately 1,500 species of rear alpine plants worldwide and plants in
cold climates are cultivate. Wild plants of Mt. Rokko grow as well.
Located at 865m above sea level, plants grow in a near-native environment. |
| June 10th, 2016 |
The Alpine Plants District is composed of three, Hymalayan, European, and Japanese district.
- At Hymalayan district -
I was
looking for Himalayan Blue Poppy, knowing its season is almost over,
but some
lingering flowers caught my eyes.
Since I saw a spectacular landscape of Blue
Poppy on my blog friend’s blog,
I’ve had a longing for the blue flower.
This is the only place in the western Japan where you can see Blue Poppies outdoors.
This is the only place in the western Japan where you can see Blue Poppies outdoors.
A blue tissue-paper flower.
There are apurple ones, too.
-At European district -
"Small and white, clean and bright...."
Leontopodium alpinum, or edelweiss
"Small and white, clean and bright...."
Leontopodium alpinum, or edelweiss
Geranium
dalmaticum
- At Japanese district -
Ezo-ruri-so, Mertensia pterocarpa var. yezoensis, or Japanese Blue Bells
Pink buds open to sapphire-blue tubular flowers.
Koma-kusa, or Dicentra peregrinak
"Koma" means a colt. The flower looks like the face of a horse
Some other charming flowers of which name I don't know.
"Ko-ajisai", small Japanese Hydrangea, or Hydrangea
hirta,
grow wild in the dappled shadow of the Rokko Mountains.
Small bluish purple flowers don't have ornamental flowers
different from other Hydrangea genus.
"Kurin-so", Japanese Primrose, at their final stage.
The green stems with seed pods were shining in the late afternoon sun.
Dripping green essence from the green ceiling.
Finish of the tour was a nice tea time in the shower of green.
Now, June, 2020, it has been like late July with temperature soaring to 32-22 degrees C.
The rainy season set in five days ago will last till mid-July.
It is forecast rains of this year won't be gentle but downpouring mostly.
Hydrangeas, floral symbol of Japanese rainy season, are in full bloom.
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| From my garden |
Very beautiful alpine flowers you show. Some of them seem to be missing. I really love the Blue Poppy and one year I purchased the only nursery plant. I planted in my garden but it did not grow. In those days nothing much grew in my garden as the soil was very depleted. Over time it has gotten better but the lady who sold the poppy to me told me they are hard to grow here. I didn't realize they grew in the Alpine regions. Have a lovely week my friend and stay safe. xx
ReplyDeleteHi Yoko, I can see all the beautiful flowers now, not like before. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a great Thursday
DeleteHello, what a beautiful place for your walk. The flowers are all gorgeous. Lovely post and photos. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
ReplyDeleteDear Yoko - I really love the Himalayan Blue Poppies and tried to grow them in my garden but sadly my soil is too alkaline and is not acidic which is what they need if they are to survive.
ReplyDeleteStay safe along with all of your lovely family.
Very beautiful! Blue poppy! Wonderful! It would be wonderful to see one sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your walk and the flower images you brought back with yourself. They are colorful and vibrant.
ReplyDeleteMersad
Mersad Donko Photography
So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWonderful of you to share your memories. I have been using a lot of past photos in my posts
ReplyDeleteI am #19 on the mosaic Monday linky today
And i am inviting you to joinmy linky on Sundays where i ask what's your Sunday like
Much💖gillena
One thing with digital photographs is they are easy to review and use in multiple ways. - Margy
ReplyDeleteIt's very lively, and Pretty!!
ReplyDeletebe careful.
I wish You all the best.
Greeting and hug.
From Japan, ruma ❃
Gorgeous pictures !!!! I saw some of those flowers in the swiss alps but never blue poppies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing those beauties.
Have a nice day !
Anna
Beautiful flowers! I've never seen blue poppies. I think they're rare here and have to be cultivated at special places.
ReplyDeleteI just love your photos. Have a great day.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!
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How delightful! I have never seen a blue poppy in my world but I have seen bluebells, which are pretty, too, and grow wildly in North America. I think these plants like the rain. Rain has fallen a lot where I am. I don’t mind. Perhaps it helps to keep more people inside and safe. :)
ReplyDeleteYoko - what a treasure to see these alpine flowers in a native setting. And blue poppies! How unique. I have seen the classic red, as well as some pink and orange, but never blue. So special.
ReplyDeleteLast week, I helped my Mom plant four hydrangeas in her back yard. I hope one day they will be as pretty as the ones in your garden. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday.
I’ve been reading about excessive downpours sometimes happening during these months that cause floods, mudslides and evacuations. During a pandemic is an especially awful time for disasters that force people together! I hope the rain doesn't get too extreme this year, stardust!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers 👍
ReplyDeleteWow - so beautiful!
ReplyDelete高山植物は、色といい造形といい、どこか洗練された雰囲気を持っていますね。
ReplyDeleteそれに｢alpine｣という単語の響きが好きです。
そのものと言葉がピッタリと合致しているような感じを受けます。
beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos. I recommend the wonderful nature blog Kasia https://melia1821.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteNow more than ever it is wonderful to visit your blog. As we stay home most of the time, I so enjoyed visiting the gardens with you. The flowers are magnificent. It has been very hot here the last few days (also around 30-33C with humidity making it feel even hotter). It makes it harder to get out and have a good walk. Thanks for taking me along on your walk.
ReplyDelete六甲山はそれほど高い山に見えませんが、奥深く様々な高山植物の花が咲いているのですね。
ReplyDeleteフレッシュな緑の中でのお茶タイムは癒されます。
Love it.
ReplyDeletedear Yoko i loved this virtual trip to garden you visited few years back :)
ReplyDeletewe have poppy here of different colors but i never saw such delicate and gorgeous blue one around
each flower is delight for eyes and each view is joy to soul
i have seen Japan only in movies and i am familiar that rains of Japan are elegant and beautiful
your temps show that summers are mild there
Lord has given splendid beauty and glory of nature in abundance to your area
it is kind of you to share it with us and share pleasure and knowledge
thank you for all the magic you create here to mesmerize our senses
blessings!
Dear Yoko, a walk in your company is most enjoyable. I’ve never seen blue poppies or heard of them, they look somewhat unreal, don’t you think? Japanese bluebells are just like ours and Hydrangeas remind of Italy which seems
ReplyDeleteunreachable now, like Jupiter.
The rainy wave covered our region too, but in comparison to your temperatures it is too cold in Blagoveshchensk. A cup of tea on that lovely veranda would be very nice. Some day maybe?
Keep safe, dear friend, thank you.
That blue flower took my heart away
ReplyDelete. Very beautiful
Thank you for taking me on a walk to see those alpine flowers. So delicate and such lovely colors. If you are in the rainy season, keep your umbrella close by! It has been hot here in Ontario Canada too but today I think we will get rain.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
ReplyDeleteMany of these mountain wildflowers grow on my mountains in CO, too. However, I've never been lucky enough to see a blue poppy. My own Icelandic Poppies have fat buds, so I'm hoping to see their bright colors soon. Lovely photo memories of summer's blooms.
ReplyDeleteBonitas flores. Saludos.
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