Christmas rose - Christmas rose (English spelling)

Japanese: クリスマスローズ - くりすますろーず(英語表記)Christmas rose
Christmas rose - Christmas rose (English spelling)

An evergreen perennial plant of the Ranunculaceae family (APG classification: Ranunculaceae). Native to Europe, it was introduced to Japan in the early Meiji period. The rhizome is thick and short. The leaves are basal, 15-30 cm long, palmately compound, leathery, and dark green. There are 7-9 leaflets with sawtooth tips. The flower stalk is well branched and produces 1-3 flowers. The flower is 5-6 cm in diameter, but the petals are small, tubular, shorter than the stamens and less noticeable. The five sepals are large and beautifully petal-like, white when first blooming, later turning purple. The roots contain saponin and are used as a cardiac stimulant and diuretic. There are many varieties. Another species, H. orientalis Lam., is native to Southwest Asia and produces branched flower stalks with 3-6 flowers. The flowers are green or yellow-green with purple edges. It flowers in April and May, and most of the cultivated varieties are of this species. It is cold-resistant and prefers semi-shaded areas with good drainage. It is usually propagated by division in November, but it can also be propagated from seed.

[Masao Inomata March 18, 2020]

Christmas Rose
The petals are shorter than the stamens and inconspicuous, and the large five-petaled calyx forms a petal shape. When it first blooms, it is white, but later turns purple. The flowering season is from April to May. ©Shogakukan Photo by Masatoshi Hirose ">

Christmas Rose


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

キンポウゲ科(APG分類:キンポウゲ科)の常緑多年草。ヨーロッパの原産で明治の初めに渡来した。根茎は太く短い。葉は根生し、15~30センチメートル、掌状複葉で革質、暗緑色。小葉は7~9片で先端部に鋸歯(きょし)がある。花茎はよく分岐して1~3花をつける。花の大きさは径5~6センチメートルであるが、花弁は小さく、筒状で、雄しべより短く目だたない。萼(がく)の5片が大きく花弁状をなして美しく、咲き始めは白色で、のちに紫色を帯びる。根にはサポニンが含まれていて強心剤、利尿剤として用いられる。変種も多い。別種のオリエンタリス(ハルザキクリスマスローズ)H. orientalis Lam.は西南アジアの原産で、花茎が分岐して3~6花をつける。緑色または黄緑色で縁辺は紫色。花期は4、5月で、栽培されるものの多くは本種の系統が主体になる。寒さに強く、排水のよい半日陰地を好む。繁殖は11月ころの株分けが普通で、実生(みしょう)もできる。

[猪股正夫 2020年3月18日]

クリスマスローズ
花弁は雄しべより短く目だたず、大きな5片の萼が花弁状をなす。咲き始めは白色で、のちに紫色を帯びる。花期は4~5月©Shogakukan 撮影/広瀬雅敏">

クリスマスローズ


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