9/22/2006

Zinnia (hyakunichisoo)

  








in my garden
for a hundred days ...
the Zinnia











Zinnia, hyakunichisoo (one hundred days flower)
Zinnia elegans 百日草 (ひゃくにちそう. ヒャクニチソウ)
kigo for late summer

Zinn was a German biologist in the 18th century, who lend the name to the flower.
The origin is in Mexico. Around 1860, the flower was introduced to Japan. It comes in many colors.


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...


smiling at a friend
on the table old photos..
yellow zinnia


Heike Gewi, Yemen

Anonymous said...

Bedeutung der Zinnien (Blumensprache/Symbol):

"Gedanken an einen abwesenden Freund"
oder
"Unser Leben ist vereint in wärmster Häuslichkeit"

Gabi Greve said...

Vielen Dank fuer Deine Erlauterung, liebe Heike !

Sie wachsen immer noch in meinem Garten, auch dieses Jahr!
GABI