Japanese Anemone

This is 'Syuumei-giku' or Japanese anemone. The other Japanese names are 'Kisen-giku', 'Kibune-giku', and 'Syuu-botan'. The botanical name is Anemone hupehensis var. japonica.





The white parts are not petals but calyxes!

The English name is OK, while the Japanese names contain 'Kiku' which means chrysanthemums. Of course, however, this is *NOT* a chrysanthemum but an anemone! In Japan this flower blooms in autumn and it resembles a chrysanthemum - that is the origin of the Japanese names. Also the word 'Kisen' is a name of a district which locates at the north of Kyoto.


The Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* Syumei-giku : 秋明菊
* Kisen-giku, Kibune-giku : 貴船菊 (This has two ways of reading.)
* Syuu-botan : 秋牡丹