African daisy - afurikagiku

Japanese: アフリカギク - あふりかぎく
African daisy - afurikagiku

...The genus name means "bear's ear" in Greek, referring to the way the seeds are covered in fluff. The commonly cultivated species is a hybrid of A. grandis Thunb. (African daisy), and the flowers are white, cream, yellow, orange, red, wine-colored, etc., with a diameter of 7 to 8 cm and different colored spots at the base of the petals. The plant is 40 to 50 cm tall. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "African daisy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…属名はギリシア語でクマの耳の意で,種子が綿毛につつまれているようすをたとえたものである。ふつう栽培されているのは,ハゴロモギクまたはアフリカギクA.grandis Thunb.(英名African daisy)を基本種とした交配改良種で花は白,クリーム,黄,橙,紅,ワインカラーなどで花径7~8cm,花弁の基部に異色の斑がある。草丈は40~50cm。…

※「アフリカギク」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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