I am not usually a huge fan of photos of the sexual organs of flowers, but today I make an exception.
Yesterday we visited Daikon Island in the Nakaumi, the lagoon that straddles the border of Shimane and Tottori, to see the peonies in bloom.
They have been cultivated on the island since the Edo Period, and Daikon Island is now the largest producer of them in Japan.
Called Botan in Japanese, they were introduced into Japan from China as a medicinal plant in the eighth century. During the buddhist proscription against eating meat "botan" was a euphemism for wild boar meat.
Apparently they bloom all year round but the peak is around now.
A strange woman followed me around the garden so I asked her to pose next to a bloom to give an idea of the scale.
je viens de découvrir ce blog ,les photos sont magnifiques!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteHi, I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures.
And, finally, I love this flower. I have a japanese peony in my garden and I think that it's the "queen of the garden".
Look my flower here:
http://lamiss-artistichousewife.blogspot.com/2011/04/coltivando-peonie.html
Take care of you and many thanks for this blog! ;)
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wow....nice post! I really like this. Thanks for this post
ReplyDeleteWhat a sharp-witted title, man!
ReplyDeleteAmazing pics as ever but the last one really kills me softly with the 'strange' follower and the huge peony. Sheer bliss! Arigatou gozaimasu, ciao!
Great photos... it's nice to mix it up, and you've done a great job here. Now, as for attracting strange followers... not sure what your wife would think of that! Love the treatment though, looks fantastic. You've got a great eye, regardless of your material.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures! I love the colors.
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