Monday, March 1, 2010

オシロイバナ Four O'clock Flower


今日からいよいよ3月ですね。昨日オシロイバナの種を蒔きました。元気に育って沢山きれいな花を咲かしてくれるといいな〜。ところで、この花の名前がとても面白いので由来をネットで調べてみました.「種子を押しつぶすとおしろい状の白粉が現れるのでオシロイバナといいますが、花が夕方の4時頃から咲くので英語ではFour O'clock Flower(午後4時の花?!)という」そうです。なるほど。

Wow, today is March already! I sow "Four O'clock flower" seeds yesterday. Hope it will grow well and brighten my garden with colorful flowers! I found the name of this flower interesting, so I checked it on the web. "It's called OSHIROIBANA(face powder flower) in Japanese because white powder comes out when you crush the seeds. In English, it's called Four O'clock Flower because the plant has a habit of blooming after 4:00 PM." I see..

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