The toad lily is a perennial plant with beautiful reddish-purple flowers in autumn. It spreads by spills and underground stems and needs to be controlled as it will spread rapidly if left unchecked.
It has the same Japanese name as the bird, Hototogis (Cuculus poliocephalus), because the many dark spots on the flowers resemble the bird's pattern.
We grow it mainly in our bluebell garden. It only gets sun in the morning and for short periods in the afternoon. These photos were taken in the afternoon. It was windy and sometimes shook a lot.
ホトトギスは多年草で、秋に赤紫色の美しい花をつける植物です. 地下茎で広がり、放っておくとどんどん広がるので、うまくコントロールする必要があります.
ホトトギスという鳥と同じ名前がついていますが、花にあるたくさんの濃い斑点がその鳥の模様に似ているために付けられた名前です.
私たちの庭では主にブルーベルの庭で育てています. 朝日と午後の短い時間だけ日が照る場所です. 今回の撮影は午後の時間です. 風が強くて時々大きく揺れていました.
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