A riot of colors of herbal sakura

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In these breathtaking photographs, you will see the Japanese fields of shiba zakura blooming in the spring, or if in Russian - "grass sakura". Nine species of such “grass sakura” grow in the fields - relatives of phlox (Phlox subulata).

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A riot of colors of herbal sakura

A riot of colors of herbal sakura

1. In the spring in Japan, not only Japanese cherry blossoms bloom - sakura, but also entire plantations of shiba zakura flowers, which are translated into Russian as "herbal sakura"

A riot of colors of herbal sakura

2. These colors are called so for the similarity of color and shape with the "real" sakura.

A riot of colors of herbal sakura

3. Flowering takes place from late April to mid-May.

A riot of colors of herbal sakura

4. The best way to admire its bloom is to walk through Japanese parks or go to a seasonal festival where designers and florists alternate white and pink flowers, getting intricate shapes and figures.

A riot of colors of herbal sakura

5. For example, in Hitsuyiama Park near the city of Chichibu (Saitama Prefecture), a carpet of 40,000 flowers blooms by the end of April.

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6. Against the backdrop of Mount Buko (Buko Mountain), resting against the sky with a white peak, the spectacle opens no less bewitching than with ordinary cherry blossoms.

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Keywords: Field | Sakura | Flowers | Japan

     

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