We visited gardening friends in Aich Prefecture last week.
They took us to the large colony of woodland flower 'Katakuri'
(Erythronium japonicum).
They took us to the large colony of woodland flower 'Katakuri'
(Erythronium japonicum).
先週、愛知県の園芸のお友達を訪ね、
カタクリの群生地につれていってもらいました.
It located at Korankei, the foot of Mt. Iimori, 40 km east of Nagoya City.
It grows in semi-shade, especially in deciduous broad‐leaved forests.
Most of the southern part of Japan is covered with evergreen broadleaf forests,
where their forest floor is too dark for Katakuri.
Therefore, there are few colonies in southern Japan
including Kyushu Island we live.
We saw Katakuri for the first time, and were really moved.
群生地は名古屋市の東40キロほどにある飯盛山のふもとの香嵐渓にあります.
半日陰の、特に落葉広葉樹林に育ちます.
日本の南部はたいてい常緑の照葉樹林に覆われていて
カタクリの生育には暗すぎます.
それで南日本にはほとんど群生地はなく、
私たちが住む九州にもほとんどありません.
私たちはカタクリを初めてみて、本当に感激しました.
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