ムラサキシキブ：Callicarpa japonica,From summer flowers to autumn fruits[October 2021 & June 2022Kanagawa]

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Murasaki Shikibu (= Beautyberry) is a plant of the Verbenaceae family.

The name comes from the color of the fruit and the name of the artist.

Murasaki Shikibu is one of Japan's leading writers and author of The Tale of Genji.

The plants introduced this time are flowers and fruits with that name.

The flowering time is from June to August.

The size of the flower is about 1 cm and it is pink like light purple.

It will bear fruit from September to November.

The size of the fruit is purple, less than 1 cm.

The bright autumn fruits are famous.

However, this time I used most of the videos to introduce flowers.

Origins are Japan, Korean Peninsula, China, Taiwan and Africa.

The flower language is "deep love," "loved and good," and "smart."

Both are derived from the writer Murasaki Shikibu and Hikaru Genji, the main character of The Tale of Genji.

Not only the colorful fruits of autumn, but also the pretty flowers swaying in the summer breeze are beautiful.

* 1: To be exact, the plant that appears in this video is Komurasaki.

This is an improved variety of beautyberry.

It has almost replaced this now.

The point of distinction is the shape of the leaves.

Komurasaki is not jagged on the side near the stem.

On the other hand, beautyberry has jagged edges throughout the leaves.

 

ムラサキシキブ：Callicarpa japonica,From summer flowers to autumn fruits[October 2021 & June 2022Kanagawa]

If you look at YOUTUBE =>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggQcJf8gn4

 

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