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Magnoliaceae
Family
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Magnolia
denudata
Lilytree
Hakumokuren
ハクモクレン
はくもくれん
白木蓮,玉蘭
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
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chosen by 7 artists
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Magnolia
kobus
Kobus magnolia
Kobushi
コブシ
こぶし
辛夷,梓子
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Japanese native
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ornamental
● symbol
of spring
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chosen by 25 artists
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Magnolia
liliiflora
Purple
magnolia
Mokuren
モクレン
もくれん
木蓮,木蘭
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of spring, summer
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chosen by 30 artists
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Magnolia
obovata
Japanese
whitebark magnolia
Hōnoki
ホオノキ
ほおのき
朴の木
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 1 artist
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Magnolia
sieboldii
Oyama magnolia
Ōyamarenge
オオヤマレンゲ
おおやまれんげ
大山蓮華
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 3 artists
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Malvaceae
Family
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Alcea rosea
Hollyhock
Aoi
アオイ
あおい
立葵,戎葵
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 15 artists
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Gossypium
arboreum
Tree cotton
Wata
ワタ
わた
綿
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Asian exotic
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clothing
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 10 artists
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Hibiscus
coccineus
Scarlet rose
mallow
Momijiaoi
モミジアオイ
もみじあおい
紅葉葵,紅蜀葵
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American exotic
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ornamental
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chosen by 2 artists
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Hibiscus
manihot
Sunset
hibiscus
Tororoaoi
トロロアオイ
とろろあおい
黄蜀葵,秋葵
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Asian exotic
● food
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chosen by 22 artists
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Hibiscus
mutabilis
Cotton-rose
Fuyō
フヨウ
ふよう
芙蓉,木芙蓉,拒霜花
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 79 artists
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Hibiscus
rosa-sinensis
Chinese
hibiscus
Haibisukasu
ハイビスカス
はいびすかす
朱槿
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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chosen by 2 artists
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Hibiscus
syriacus
Rose-of-sharon
Mukuge
ムクゲ
むくげ
木槿
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 27 artists
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Hibiscus
tiliaceus
Sea hibiscus
Hamabō
ハマボウ
はまぼう
黄槿,右納,黄蜀荼
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Japanese native
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chosen by 5 artists
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Meliaceae
Family
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Melia azedarach
Chinaberry
Sendan
センダン
せんだん
栴檀
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 1 artist
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Menispermaceae
Family
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Stephania
japonica
Snake vine
Hasunohakazura
ハスノハカズラ
はすのはかずら
千金藤
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Japanese native
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chosen by 1 artist
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Menyanthaceae
Family
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Nymphoides
indica
Water-snowflake
Gagabuta
ガガブタ
ががぶた
鏡蓋
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Japanese native
● chosen by 4 artists
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Nymphoides
peltata
Yellow
floating-heart
Asaza
アサザ
あさざ
阿佐佐,莕菜,蒿菜
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Japanese native
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chosen by 6 artists
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Moraceae
Family
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Broussonetia
kazinoki
Mulberry
Kōzo
コウゾ
こうぞ
楮
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Japanese native
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 1 artist
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Musaceae
Family
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Musa basjoo
Japanese
banana
Bashō
バショウ
ばしょう
芭蕉
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Asian exotic
● food
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 3 artists
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Myrsinaceae
Family
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Ardisia
japonica
Marlberry
Yabukōji
ヤブコウジ
やぶこうじ
藪柑子,紫金牛
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 27 artists
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Nartheciaceae
Family
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Narthecium asiaticum
Bog asphodel
Kinkōka
キンコウカ
きんこうか
金光花
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 1 artist
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Nelumbonaceae
Family
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Nelumbo
nucifera
Sacred lotus
Hasu
ハス
はす
蓮,荷花
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Japanese native
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ornamental, medicine
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symbol of summer, purity, immortality
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chosen by 84 artists
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Nyctaginaceae
Family
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Mirabilis
jalapa
Marvel-of-Peru
Oshiroibana
オシロイバナ
おしろいばな
白粉花,紫茉莉
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American exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 7 artists
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Nymphaeaceae
Family
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Nuphar
japonicum
Water-lily
Kōhone
コウホネ
こうほね
河骨,河蓮
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 29 artists
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Nuphar
pumilum
Least
water-lily
Nemurokōhone
ネムロコウホネ
ねむろこうほね
根室河骨,萍蓮草
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Japanese native
● ornamental
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 2 artists
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Nymphaea
tetragona
Pygmy
water-lily
Hitsujigusa
ヒツジグサ
ひつじぐさ
羊草,小蓮,水菜
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 15 artists
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Oleaceae
Family
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Forsythia
suspensa
Weeping
forsythia
Rengyō
レンギョウ
れんぎょう
連翹,連喬,連經
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
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chosen by 22 artists
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Jasminum
nudiflorum
Winter jasmine
Ōbai
オウバイ
おうばい
黄梅,迎春花
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
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chosen by 10 artists
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Ligustrum
japonicum
Japanese
privet
Nezumimochi
ネズミモチ
ねずみもち
鼠黐
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 2 artists
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Ligustrum
obtusifolium
Border privet
Ibotanoki
イボタノキ
いぼたのき
水蠟樹
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Japanese native
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chosen by 1 artist
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Osmanthus
fragrans
Sweet
osmanthus
Mokusei
モクセイ
もくせい
木犀,金桂,桂花
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 12 artists
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Onagraceae
Family
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Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fireweed
Yanagiran
ヤナギラン
やなぎらん
柳蘭
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Japanese native
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chosen by 1 artist
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Fuchsia
magellanica
Fuchsia
Fukushia
フクシア
ふくしあ
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American exotic
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ornamental
● symbol
of summer
● chosen by 1 artist
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Orchidaceae
Family
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Aerides
japonicum
Nago orchid
Nagoran
ナゴラン
なごらん
名護蘭
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 1 artist
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Bletilla
striata
Chinese ground
orchid
Shiran
シラン
しらん
紫蘭,芝蘭
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 8 artists
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Cattleya sp.
Cattleya
orchid
Katorea
カトレア
かとれあ
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American exotic
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ornamental
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chosen by 1 artist
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Cymbidium
ensifolium
Fukien orchid
Surugaran
スルガラン
するがらん
建蘭
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Japanese native
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ornamental
● chosen by 5 artists
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Cymbidium
goeringii
Goering’s
cymbidium
Shunran
シュンラン
しゅんらん
春蘭
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
● chosen by 10 artists
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Dendrobium
moniliforme
Mohl’s
dendrobium
Sekikoku
セッコク
せきこく
石斛
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 1 artist
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Habenaria
radiata
Egret orchid
Sagisō
サギソウ
さぎそう
鷺草
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Japanese native
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 8 artists
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Neofinetia
falcata
Wind orchid
Fūran
フウラン
ふうらん
風蘭
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Japanese native
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chosen by 1 artist
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Phalenopsis sp.
Moth orchid
Farenopushisu
ファレノプシス
ふぁれのぷしす
胡蝶蘭
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
● chosen by 1 artist
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Oxalidaceae
Family
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Oxalis
corniculata
Creeping
wood-sorrel
Katabami
カタバミ
かたばみ
片喰, 酸漿
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Asian exotic
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chosen by 2 artists
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Paeoniaceae
Family
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Paeonia
lactiflora
Common garden
peony
Shakuyaku
シャクヤク
しゃくやく
芍薬
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 40 artists
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Paeonia
suffruticosa
Tree peony
Botan
ボタン
ぼたん
牡丹,冨貴艸
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Asian exotic
● ornamental
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spring, summer, winter, fertility, power, happiness, love, prosperity
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chosen by 118 artists
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Papaveraceae
Family
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Chelidonium
japonicum
Forest-poppy
Yamabukisō
ヤマブキソウ
やまぶきそう
山吹草
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 1 artist
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Dicentra
peregrina
Komakusa
コマクサ
こまくさ
駒草
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 1 artist
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Dicentra
spectabilis
Bleeding heart
Kemansō
ケマンソウ
けまんそう
華鬘草,荷包牡丹
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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chosen by 4 artists
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Papaver
rhoeas
Corn poppy
Hinageshi
ヒナゲシ
ひなげし
雛芥子,麗春花,
虞美人草
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European exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 4 artists
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Papaver
somniferum
Opium poppy
Keshi
ケシ
けし
芥子,罌粟
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European exotic
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medicine
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symbol of summer
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chosen by 24 artists
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Passifloraceae
Family
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Passiflora
caerulea
Blue
passionflower
Tokeisō
トケイソウ
とけいそう
時計草
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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chosen by 7 artists
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Pinaceae
Family
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Pinus
densiflora
Japanese red
pine
Akamatsu
アカマツ
あかまつ
赤松
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Japanese native
● ornamental
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symbol of spring
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chosen by 14 artists
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Pinus
koraiensis
Korean pine
Chōsengoyō
チョウセンゴヨウ
ちょうせんごよう
朝鮮五葉
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Japanese native
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chosen by 1 artist
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Piperaceae
Family
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Piper
nigrum
Black pepper
Koshō
コショウ
こしょう
胡椒
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Asian exotic
● food
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chosen by 1 artist
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Plantaginaceae
Family
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Plantago
asiatica
Asian plantain
Ōbako
オオバコ
おおばこ
大葉子
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Japanese native
● chosen by 3 artists
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Poaceae
Family
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Avena fatua
Wild oat
Karasumugi
カラスムギ
からすむぎ
雀麦
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European exotic
● chosen
by 1 artist
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Coix
lacryma-jobi
Job’s tears
Juzudama
ジュズダマ
じゅずだま
数珠玉,川穀,鳩麥,
薏苡仁
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Asian exotic
● food
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chosen by 5 artists
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Echinochloa
crus-galli
Barnyard grass
Inubie
イヌビエ
いぬびえ
犬稗
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Japanese native
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chosen by 3 artists
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Eleusine
indica
Wire grass
Ohishiba
オヒシバ
おひしば
雄日芝
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Japanese native
● chosen by 11 artists
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Hordeum
vulgare
Barley
Ōmugi
オオムギ
おおむぎ
大麦, 大麥
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European exotic
● food
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symbol of spring
● chosen by 20 artists
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Miscanthus
sacchariflorus
Amur silver
grass
Ogi
オギ
おぎ
荻
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of fall, loneliness
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chosen by 14 artists
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Miscanthus
sinensis
Eulalia
Susuki
ススキ
すすき
薄,萱花
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of fall, loneliness
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chosen by 83 artists
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Oryza
sativa
Rice
Ine
イネ
いね
稲
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Japanese native
● food
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symbol of fall, prosperity
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chosen by 45 artists
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Phragmites
australis
Common reed
Yoshi
ヨシ
よし
芦,蘆
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Japanese native
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 148 artists
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Poa annua
Annual meadow
grass
Suzumenokatabira
スズメノカタビラ
すずめのかたびら
雀の帷子
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Japanese native
● chosen
by 1 artist
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Setaria
italica
Foxtail millet
Awa
アワ
あわ
粟
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Japanese native
● food
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 26 artists
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Setaria
viridis
Green bristle
grass
Enokorogusa
エノコログサ
えのころぐさ
狗尾草
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Japanese native
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chosen by 5 artists
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Themeda
triandra
Red grass
Megakuraya
メガルカヤ
めがるかや
雌刈萱,刈萱
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Japanese native
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chosen by 5 artists
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Zea mays
Sweet corn
Tōmorokoshi
トウモロコシ
とうもろこし
玉蜀黍
● American
exotic
● food
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 5 artists
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Polygonaceae
Family
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Fagopyrum
esculentum
Japanese
buckwheat
Soba
ソバ
そば
蕎麦
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Asian exotic
● food
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 2 artists
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Fallopia
japonica
Japanese
knotweed
Itadori
イタドリ
いたどり
痛取,虎杖
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
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chosen by 3 artists
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Persicaria
filiformis
Painter’s
palette
Mizuhiki
ミズヒキ
みずひき
水引
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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chosen by 2 artists
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Polygonum sp.
Knotweed
Tade
タデ
たで
蓼
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Japanese native
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symbol of fall
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chosen by 29 artists
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Pontederiaceae
Family
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Monochoria
korsakowii
Mizuaoi
ミズアオイ
みずあおい
水葵,雨久花,蒼
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Japanese native
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chosen by 36 artists
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Primulaceae
Family
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Primula
beesiana
Candelabra
primrose
Purimurabeeshiana
プリムラ・ベーシアナ
ぷりむら.べーしあな
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Asian exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
● chosen by 2 artists
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Primula
japonica
Japanese
cowslip
Kurinsō
クリンソウ
くりんそう
九輪草
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
● chosen by 1 artist
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Primula
sieboldii
Japanese
primrose
Sakurasō
サクラソウ
さくらそう
桜草
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Japanese native
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
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chosen by 4 artists
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Primula
vulgaris
Primrose
Itigesakurasō
イチゲサクラソウ
いちげさくらそう
嬰艸
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European exotic
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ornamental
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symbol of spring
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chosen by 1 artist
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Trientalis
europaea
Chickweed
wintergreen
Tsumatorisō
ツマトリソウ
つまとりそう
端取草
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Japanese native
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chosen by 1 artist
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