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PLANTS - - - the Complete SAIJIKI
. PLANTS IN SPRING - SAIJIKI
. PLANTS IN SUMMER - SAIJIKI
. PLANTS IN AUTUMN - SAIJIKI
. PLANTS IN WINTER - SAIJIKI
. PLANTS IN the NEW YEAR - SAIJIKI
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Plants in Spring
***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Spring
***** Category: Plant
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Explanation
Many plants have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in spring, this has to be added explicitly
xxx in spring
Please check the entries carefully!
Some plants have their BUDS in spring!
LIST of the Plants in our WKD database
. PLANTS in all Spring Kigo
kusa くさ【草】
this word is used for all kinds of grass, weeds, herbs, wild plants and such.
. Rice plants in spring .
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Kigo for early spring
aze aomu 畦青む 【あぜあおむ】
paddy-ridges turn green
dote aomu 土手青む 【どてあおむ】 river embankments turn green / embankment turns green
nono no me ものの芽 【もののめ】 mono no me, some buds/sprouts
..... monome 物芽 (ものめ) buds/sprouts of various plants
furukusa 古草 (ふるくさ) old plants and sprouts
(among the new ones)
kusa aomu 草青む (くさあおむ )
sprouts getting green
aokusa 青草（あおくさ）green sprouts
kusa no me 草の芽 (くさのめ) sprouts of grasses
..... takusa no me 名草の芽（なくさのめ）
shitamoe 下萌 (したもえ)
sprouts and shoots
kusamoe 草萌 (くさもえ) plant sprouts/shoots
wakagaeru kusa 若返る草（わかがえるくさ）
"sprouts and grasses getting young again"
komagaeru kusa 駒返る草 (こまがえるくさ)
..... kusa komagaeru 草駒返る（くさこまがえる）
yukimagusa 雪間草 (ゆきまぐさ)
plants peeking out of a break in the snow
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nekonomesoo, neko no me soo 猫の眼草 (ねこのめそう)
"cat's eye plant"
yamaneko no me soo 山猫眼草（やまねこのめそう）
hana nekonomesoo 花猫眼草（はなねこのめそう）
tsuru nekonomesoo 蔓猫眼草（つるねこのめそう)
miyama nekonomesoo 深山猫眼草（みやまねこのめそう）
Chrysosplenium grayanum
- - - - - and
charumerusoo ちゃるめる草 (ちゃるめるそう)
Mitella furusei Ohwi
mansaku 金縷梅 (まんさく)
witch hazel
..... gin roobai 銀縷梅（ぎんろばい）
Hamamelis japonica
Zaubernussgewächse
suzume no katabira 雀の帷子 (すずめのかたびら)
annual meadow grass
"officila hat for a sparrow"
Poa annua
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Kigo for mid-spring
futaba 双葉 (ふたば) (the first )
two leaves of a plant
a kind of bud, cotyledon
..... futaba 二葉（ふたば）
hama kanzashi 浜簪 (はまかんざし) Armeria
matsuba kanzashi 仲春 松葉簪（まつばかんざし）
arumeria アルメリア shrift lady's cushion, sea pinks
hana kanzashi 花簪 (はなかんざし)
roodanse ローダンセ Rhodanthe, Swan river everlasting
heriputeramu ヘリプテラム Helipterum roseum Benth
hitori shizuka 一人静 (ひとりしずか) Chloranthus japonicus
Yoshino shizuka 吉野静（よしのしずか）
mayuhakisoo、眉掃草（まゆはきそう）
kijimushiro 雉蓆 (きじむしろ) Potentilla sprengeliana
mizukusa ou 水草生ふ (みずくさおう) みづくさおふ）
waterweeds grow
... 水草生う (みくさおう) waterweeds grow
mogusa ou 藻草生う (もぐさおう) duckweed grows
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ukikusa oisomu 萍生い初む (うきくさおいそむ) floating weeds grow
... ukikusa ou 萍生う（うきくさおう）
(kinds of duckweed)
- - -
junsai ou 蒪菜生う（じゅんさいおう）
..... nunawa ou 蒪生う (ぬなわおう)
Water shield (junsai 蓴菜)
shokatsusai 諸葛菜 (しょかつさい) Orychophragmus violaceus
murasaki hanana むらさきはなな Hanadaikon
oo araseitoo おおあらせいとう
or Hesperis matronalis
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Kigo for late spring
suzumegakure 雀隠れ (すずめがくれ)
"enough to hide a sparrow"
when plants are just beginning to grow
wakakusa 若草 (わかくさ)
"young plants"
..... wakakusa 嫩草（わかくさ）
niigusa 新草（にいくさ）new plants
kusa wakashi 草若し（くさわかし）plants are young
wakakusa no 若草野（わかくさの）field with young plants
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araseitoo 紫羅欄花 (あらせいとう)
Matthiola, Mathiola
sutokku ストック Stock
ko araseitoo こあらせいとう, hime araseitoo ひめあらせいとう
nioi araseitoo 香あらせいとう（においあらせいとう）
Levkoje, Matthiola incana
ashibi 馬酔木 (あしび)
Japanese andromeda blossoms
hana ashibi 花馬酔木（はなあしび）,
asebi あせび、asebo あせぼ、asemi あせみ、ashibu あしぶ
Lavendelheide, Pieris japonica
ashitaba 明日葉 (あしたば) "tomorrow plant"
Angelica keiskei - Engelwurze
If you pick the young leaves today for food, they are grown back tomorrow.
Grows well on the Izu islands.
ebine 化偸草 (えびね) Calanthe discolor (orchidee)
..... 海老根（えびね）. yabu ebine 藪えびね（やぶえびね）、
yama ubara 山うばら（やまうばら）
shishinokubisu no ku ししのくびすの木（ししのくびすのき）
suzufurisoo 鈴ふり草（すずふりそう）
ki ebine 黄えびね（きえびね）yellow Ebine
erika エリカ
Erika
fam. Ericaceae
futari shizuka 二人静 (ふたりしずか) Chloranthus serratus
kitsunegusa 狐草（きつねぐさ）"fox plant"
saotomebana 早乙女花（さおとめばな）
gakidooshi 垣通 (かきどおし) Glechoma hederacea grandis
rensensoo 連銭草（れんせんそう）, kantorisoo 疳取草（かんとりそう）
bateisoo 馬蹄草（ばていそう）"horseshoe-shaped plant"
ginran 銀蘭 (ぎんらん) "silver orchid"
sasaba ginran 笹葉銀蘭（ささばぎんらん）
Cephalanthera erecta
hanaikada, hana ikada 花筏 (はないかだ)
Helwingia japonica blossoms
mamakko ままっこ
hahakogusa 母子草 (ははこぐさ) Gnaphalium affine
kind of cottonweed. Baumwollgras
hookogusa 鼠麹草（ほうこぐさ）hohoko ははこ, hooko ほうこ
- - - - - and
chichikogusa 父子草 (ちちこぐさ)
Gnaphalium japonicum
hamadaikon, hama daikon no hana - Raphanus sativus
浜大根の花 (はまだいこんのはな)
..... hamadaiko 浜大根（はまだいこ）
hanazuoo 紫荊 (はなずおう)
sappan
suoo no hana 蘇枋の花（すおうのはな） sappan flowers
Caesalpinia sappan
Ostindisches Rotholz
hatankyoo no hana 巴旦杏の花 (はたんきょうのはな)
Japanese plum blossoms
ぼたんきょうの花（ぼたんきょうのはな）
Prunus salicina Lindl . Prunus salicina
or
almond, Prunus amygdalus
hatazao no hana 旗竿の花 (はたざおのはな)
flower of Arabis glabra
heriotoroppu ヘリオトロープ
Heliotrope
nioi murasaki においむらさき "fragrant violett"
koosuiboku 香水木（こうすいぼく）"perfume tree"
hikinokasa, hiki no kasa 蛙の傘 (ひきのかさ)
Ranunculus extorris. Ranunculus ternatus. dreizähniger Hahnenfuß
lit. "umbrella of a frog"
kokinbooge 小金鳳花（こきんぽうげ）
- - - - - and
kinpooge 金鳳花 (きんぽうげ)
..... 金鳳華 、毛茛（きんぽうげ
uma no ashigata うまのあしがた
Ranunculus japonicus
- - - - - and
kitsune no botan 狐の牡丹 (きつねのぼたん) "fox peony"
mookon 毛茛（もうこん）
Ranunculus quelpaertensis
hisakaki no hana 柃の花 (ひさかきのはな)
hisakaki blossoms
nocha 野茶（のちゃ）"wild tea"
Eurya japonica Thunb
used in place of
sakaki for Shinto offerings
ikarisoo 錨草 (いかりそう) arrenwort, bishop's hat
fairy wings, horny goatweed
Epimedium grandiflorum
juunihitoe 十二単 (じゅうにひとえ) Ajuga nipponensis
flowers in violet or white
kaidoo 海棠 (かいどう ) aronia
hana kaidoo 花海棠（はなかいどう）
nemreru hana 睡れる花（ねむれるはな）"sleeping flower"
hana kaidoo 垂糸海棠（はなかいどう）, kaidoo 海紅（かいこう）
Malus halliana. Zierapfelbaum
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shukaidoo 秋海棠 (しゅうかいどう)
aronia in autumn
kigo for early autumn
. Kaidoo Ki 海棠忌 Kaido Memorial Day .
Kume Santei 久米三汀, February 29
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kamojigusa 髢草 (かもじぐさ) Agropyron tsukushiensis
katsuragusa 鬘草（かつらぐさ）"wig plant"
hinakusa 雛草（ひなくさ）"Hina princess plant"
kanokosoo 纈草 (かのこそう)
Valeriana officinalis
..... 鹿子草（かのこそう）
haru ominaeshi はるおみなえし
Baldrian
kazunokogusa 数の子草 (かずのこぐさ) Beckmannia syzigachne
kazunoko is a kind of fish roe.
kinran 金蘭 (きんらん) "gold orchid"
Cephalanthera falcata
. kinsenka 金盞花 (きんせんか) marigold .
..... jooshunka 常春花（じょうしゅんか）
..... chooshunka 長春花（ちょうしゅんか）
tokishirazu ときしらず
too kinsen 唐金盞（とうきんせん）Chinese calendula
kinsensoo 金盞草（きんせんそう）
karenjura カレンジュラ Calendula officinalis
Ringelblume
kodemari no hana 小粉団の花 こでまりのはな
spiraea blossoms
dangobana 団子花（だんごばな）
..... kodemari no hana 小手毬の花 / 小手鞠の花（こでまりのはな）
こでまりの花（こでまりのはな）
Spiraea cantoniensis. Kantonspierstrauch
kumagaisoo 熊谷草 (くまがいそう) type of ladies slippers orchid
hoteisoo 布袋草（ほていそう）"Hotei orchid"
horokakegusa ほろかけぐさ, oobukurobana おおぶくろばな
kumagaesoo くまがえそう
Cypripedium japonicum
mamushigusa 蝮蛇草 (まむしぐさ) "poisonous snake plant"
hebi no daihachi 蛇の大八（へびのだいはち）
yama konnyaku 山蒟蒻（やまこんにゃく）mountain konnyaku plant
Arisaema serratum. orchid
muresuzume 群雀 (むれすずめ) Caragana sinica
lit. "a flock of sparrows"
..... kinkeiji 錦鶏児（きんけいじ）
ogatama 黄心樹の花 (おがたまのはな)
Ogatama blossoms
..... ogatama mokuren 黄心樹木蓮（おがたまもくれん）
Michelia compressa
okisarisu オキザリス
oxalis
hanakatabami はなかたばみ
Oxalis corniculata, wood sorrel
. suiba 酸葉 (すいば) garden (cock) sorrel, sour dock .
roberia ロベリア
Lobelia
rurichoochoo 瑠璃蝶々（るりちょうちょう）"lapislazuli butterfly"
Lobelia erinus
rurisoo 瑠璃草 (るりそう) Omphalodes krameri
harisoo 玻璃草（はりそう）yama rurisoo 山瑠璃草（やまるりそう）
sankirai no hana 山帰来の花 (さんきらいのはな)
blossoms of Similax glabra
game no ki no hana がめの木の花（がめのきのはな）
sarutori ibara さるとりいばら
kakara かから
gandachi ibara がんだちいばら
karatachi ibara からたちいばら
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Chinawurzel
suzume no teppoo 雀の鉄砲 (すずめのてっぽう) short awn foxtail
"gun for the sparrow"
suzume no makura 雀の枕（すずめのまくら）"pillow for the sparrow"
yarikusa 槍草（やりくさ）
suzume no yari 雀の槍（すずめのやり）spear for the sparrow"
Alopecurus aequalis
tanetsukebana 種漬花 (たねつけばな) cuckooflower, (meadow) lady's-smock
..... tagarashi 田芥（たがらし）
teiregi ていれぎ
Cardamine flexuosa
toodaigusa 燈台草 (とうだいぐさ) Sun Spurge
...... sawaurushi 沢漆（さわうるし）"swamp laquer"
suzufuribana 、鈴振花（すずふりばな）
Euphorbia helioscopia
nourushi, no urushi 野漆( のうるし) wild laquer
Euphorbia adenochlora
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2009/06/laquer-tree.html
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uguisukagura 鶯神楽 (うぐいすかぐら)
Suikazura
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera gracilipes var. glabra
Fam. of Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera japonica. japanisches Geißblatt, japanische Heckenkirsche
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wakakusa 若草 (わかくさ) young grass(es)
(this includes all kinds of herbs and wildflowers)
..... 嫩草 【わかくさ】 young grass(es)
kusa wakashi 草若し (くさわかし) the grass is young
hatsukusa 初草 (はつくさ) first grass(es)
niikusa 新草 【にいくさ】 new grass(es)
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kusa no wakaba 草の若葉 (くさのわかば)
young leaves of plants
..... kusa wakaba 草若葉（くさわかば）
tsuta wakaba 蔦若葉 (つたわかば) of Japanese ivy
..... tsuta no wakaba 蔦の若葉（つたのわかば）
kuzu wakaba 葛若葉 (くずわかば) of Kudzu
..... kuzu no wakaba 葛の若葉（くずのわかば）
hagi wakaba 萩若葉 (はぎわかば) of bush clover
..... waka hagi 若萩（わかはぎ）, hagi no wakaba 萩の若葉（はぎのわかば）
yukiyanagi 雪柳 (ゆきやなぎ)
spir, ea
kogomebana 小米花（こごめばな）
kogomezakura 小米桜（こごめざくら）
komeyanagi ekubo no hana 、こめやなぎえくぼ花（えくぼばな）、
funsetsuka 噴雪花（ふんせつか）
Spiraea thunbergii. Spierstrauch
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Kigo for all spring
haru no kusa 春の草 (はるのくさ) plants/weeds in spring
niikusa 新草（にいくさ）new plants
..... hoosoo 芳草（ほうそう）fragrant plants
kusa koobashi 草芳し（くさこうばし）
kusa kaguwashi草かぐわし（くさかぐわし）
kusa kanbashi 草かんばし（くさかんばし）
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boofuu 防風 (ぼうふう)
Glehnia
hama boofu 浜防風（はまぼうふう）Glehnia on the beach
hamanigana はまにがな
Glehnia littoralis
boofuu tsumi 防風摘み（ぼうふうつみ）picking glehnia
boofu horu 防風掘る（ぼうふうほる）digging for glehnia
boofuu toru 防風取る（ぼうふうとる）harvesting gelehnia
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Worldwide use
American Flowers in all Seasons
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/growingflowers/flowers-and-seasons
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Things found on the way
Sansai is often used as ingredients in shoojin ryoori, and the Buddhist vegetarian cooking.
A lot of it is picked in spring.
. WASHOKU
Vegetables from the Forest : sansai 山菜
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HAIKU
雀隠れ道楽やめて犬連れて
suzumegakure dooraku yamete inu tsurete
enough to hide sparrows -
I stop my hobby and take the dog
for a walk
Kobayashi Tsukushi 小林つくし
source : sono hi sono toki saijiki
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Related words
. SPRING
the complete SAIJIKI
. WKD ... Seasonal and Regional
Complete SAIJIKI list
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Those plants mentioned above are not included.
BACKUP of the YAHOO LIST
001 ,,, PLANTS IN SPRING . . . . . INTRODUCTION http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
002 . . . . . VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
most vegetables and their blossoms are HERE !
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html
acebia blossoms (akebi no hana). Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne
more AKEBI kigo . akebi no mezuke pickles
tsuta Japanese ivy and other vines
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/10/acebia-akebi.html
almond blossoms (hatankyoo no hana)
Prunus salicina. or Prunus amygdalus
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
amigasa lily flower, baimo no hana, amigasa yuri
Fritillaria verticillata
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/06/daylily-kanzoo.html
andromeda, Japanese andromeda (ashibi)
Pieris japonica
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
anemone, ichirinsoo. Anemone
buttercup family Ranunculaceae
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2005/01/anemone.html
aoki laurel blossoms (aoki no hana)
Aucuba japonica, kind of Japanese laurel
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.jp/2007/12/red-berries.html
apple blossoms (ringo no hana)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/01/apple-ringo-05.html
apricot blossoms (anzu no hana)
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/03/apricot-blossoms.html
aronia (kaidoo)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
asparagus (asuaragasu, asupara)
seiyoo udo. Spargel
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html
azalea (tsutsuji, satsuki)
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/azalea-tsutsuji-satsuki.html
bamboo autumn (take no aki) "autumn of the bamboo"
bamboo shoots in spring (haru no takenoko) more BAMBOO kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/02/bamboo-take.html
barley greens (aomugi)
more BARLEY kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2008/02/barley-wheat.html
beans blossoms (mame no hana) - all kinds of beans
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/beans-mame.html
bellflower buds (kikyoo no me)
bell flower. Platycodon grandiflorus.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/11/seven-herbs-autumn.html
berry blossoms LIST. berries
strawberry, raspberry, wolfsbery, elderberry, mulberry
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html
birch tree blossoms (shirakaba no hana)
more TREE kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html
boxwood blossoms (tsuge no hana)
Buchsbaum, Buxus microphylla
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.jp/2007/07/comb-kushi.html
bracken and fern (warabi)
a KIGO list
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html
bud, buds of trees (konome, ko no me)
a KIGO list
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/02/buds-of-trees.html
buddhas seat (hotoke no za, tabirako)
Lapsana apogonoides
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/02/buddhas-seat-hotoke-no-za.html
butterbur, coltsfood (fuki no too)
a delicacy in early spring
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/02/butterbur-fuki-no-too.html
camellia (tsubaki) , sazanka
more CAMELLIA kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/camellia-tsubaki.html
cedar blossoms (sugi no hana) . cedar pollen (sugi kafun)
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.jp/2004/10/dripping-rain.html
cherry blossoms (sakura, hana)
and viewing them, hanami . a KIGO list
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/cherry-blossoms-sakura.html
cherry tree of Daigo (daigo zakura)
Famous old tree in Okayama, Japan
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/daigo-cherry-tree.html
chickweed (hakobera)
Thalassoma quinquevittatum
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html
citrus fruit blossoms (kankitsurui no hana)
a KIGO list
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html
clethra barbinervis picking (ryoofu tsumu, ryoobu tsumu)
rice with ryoobu, tea from ryoobu.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/verbs-used-in-kigo.html
cottonweed (gogyo)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html
crocus (kuraooasu) Krokus
Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus sieberi, etc.
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.jp/2005/03/crocus.html
cyclamen (shikuramen)
Alpenveilchen. Cyclamen persicum Mill.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/03/cyclamen.html
daffodil, daffodils (rappa suisen)
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/04/daffodil-and-narcissus.html
dandelion (tanpopo)
"lion's teeth", Lenzahn .: Taraxacum hondoense.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/dandelion-tanpopo.html
daphne (jinchooge)
Daphne odora
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/daphne-jinchooge.html
daruma flower (darumasoo), zen flower (zazensoo)
Symplocarpus renifolius
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/daruma-flower.html
daruma mikan
Citrus sulcata
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/06/mikan.html
dogtooth violet flower (katakuri no hana)
Erythronium japonicum
http://washokufood.blogspot.jp/2008/08/katakuriko.html
dogwood (hana mizuki)
Cornus florida . American yamabooshi
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/dogwood-cornus-family.html
dropwort (seri), Japanese parsley
Oenanthe javanica
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2005/06/fern-shida.html
fallen laves in spring (haru ochiba)
more FALLEN LEAVES kigo. fallen leaves of oak trees
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fallen-leaves-ochiba.html
fern, japanese royal fern (zenmai)
Osmunda japonica. and other edible ferns
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html
field horsetail (sugina) . inu sugina
Equisetum arvense
http://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2004/12/tokusa-fudo-temple-kanagawa.html
forest in spring (haru no mori)
tree in spring (haru no ki)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/11/winter-forest-work.html
forget-me-not (wasurenagusa) Vergissmeinicht
Myosotis family.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/06/forget-me-not.html
forsythia (rengyoo)
Forsythia suspensa
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/wintersweet-roobai.html
freesia (fureejia) Freesie, Freesien
"fragrant snow orchid" (koosetsuran)
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.jp/2005/04/daffodil-and-narcissus.html
garlic (ninniku) Knoblauch
a KIGO list
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html
gentian in spring (haru rindoo)
Gentiana thunbergii, Gentiana zollingeri Fawcett, Gentiana squarrosa
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2010/10/gentian-rindoo.html
gingko blossoms (ichoo no hana)
Gingko biloba tree
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2004/11/gingko-trees-and-daruma.html
grape hyacinth (musukari)
Muscari armeniacum. Lampenputzer
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/07/grape-hyacinth.html
gromwell, stoneseed (wakamurasaki, murasaki)
Lithospermum erythrorhizon.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.jp/2008/06/murasaki-color.html
hawthorn blossoms (sanzashi no hana)
fam Crataegus
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/hawthorn-blossoms.html
heartleaf false pickerelweed (konagi)
Monochoria vaginalis. oval-leafed pondweed
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/05/pickerel-weed.html
helwingia japonica blossoms (hanaikada)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
hisakaki blossoms (hisakaki no hana)
Eurya japonica Thunb
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
horsetail plant (tsukushi)
Schachtelhalm. often eaten in spring
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html
hyacinth (hiyashinsu) Hyazinthe
Hyacinthus orientalis
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.jp/2005/08/hyacinth.html
iris lactea, neji ayame, barin, baren, nejibaren
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2005/09/iris-ayame.html
japanese quince blossoms (karin no hana)
Pseudocydonia sinensis
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2006/05/quince-blossom-boke-no-hana.html
keman flower (kemansoo) bleeding heart, Tränendes Herz
Dicentra spectabilis, Lamprocapnos spectabilis
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.jp/2005/08/flower-garlands.html
knotweed, Japanese knotweed (itadori)
Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html
lawn in spring (haru no shiba)
lawn and grasses in all seasons
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2008/05/lawn-shiba.html
lettuce (chisha)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html
lilac (rairakku) Flieder
Syringa vulgaris
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2010/04/lilac-flieder.html
lonicera gracilipes blossoms (usuisukagura)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
magnolia (kobushi, mokuren)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/01/magnolia-mokuren-05.html
maple tree blossoms (kaede no hana)
more TREE kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html
mimosa (mimoza)
Acacia baileyana
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2010/12/silk-tree-nemu-no-ki.html
moss pink (shibazakura)
Phlox subulata.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/01/moss-pink-shibazakura-05.html
mountain pear blossoms (yamanashi no hana)
more YAMANASHI kigo
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/05/yamanashi.html
mugwort (yomogi)
Artemisia princeps
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html
mulberry tree blossoms (kuwa no hana). mulberry buds (kuwa no me)
more MULBERRY tree and silk kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2011/06/mulberries-kuwa-no-mi.html
mustard, brown mustard blossoms (karashina)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html
myooga bamboo, myoogatake
kind of Japanese ginger
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/myoga-japanese-ginger.html
nanking cherry (yusura)
Prunus tomentosa
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html
narcissus and jonquils (kizuisen)
Narcissus jonquilla
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/04/daffodil-and-narcissus.html
nashi blossoms, asian pear, japanese pear blossoms (nashi)
Pyrus serotina var. culta
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kudamono-fruits-obst.html
natsumikan blossoms, summer tangerine blossoms
(sometimes placed in summer)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html
nori, laver, sea lettuce
Porphyra tenera
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/laver-nori.html
orange tree blossoms (karatachi no hana)
Poncirus trifoliata Rafin. more ORANGE kigo.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html
paddy parsley, taseri
Oenanthe javanica.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fields-paddies-ta.html
pansy, pansies, violets (sumire)
Viola tricolor
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/02/pansy.html
pappas grass buds sprouting (susuki no me)
more SUSUKI and KAYA kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/10/pampas-grass-susuki.html
peach blossoms (momo no hana)
hanamomo
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/04/flower-peach-hanamomo.html
peony buds (botan no me)
more PEONY kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/peony-botan.html
pine center (matsu no shin) . young pine green (wakamidori)
more PINE kigo. pine blossom (matsu no hana) , pine pollen (matsu no kafun) ...
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/pine-matsu.html
platanus blossoms (suzukake no hana)
more PLATANUS kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/platanus-sycamore.html
plum blossoms (ume)
a KIGO list. Ume, Prunus mume, is biologically of the apricot family.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html
pollen from trees (sugi kafun, matsu kafun)
more FOREST kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/11/winter-forest-work.html
quince blossom (boke no hana). Japanese quince
Chaenomeles japonica. more BOKE kigo
Marumero quince
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/05/quince-blossom-boke-no-hana.html
radish, long radish (suzushiro)
Raphanus sativus. radish blossoms (daikon no hana)
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/06/radish-daikon.html
rapeseed flowers, rape blossoms (na no hana)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/04/rape-blossoms-na-no-hana.html
raspberry blossoms (kiichigo no hana)
ki-ichigo no hana
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html
reeds sprouting (ashi no me)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/10/pampas-grass-susuki.html
rocambole, wild rocambole (nobiru)
Allium grayi. kind of wild garlic.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html
rose buds (bara no me)
primrose (sakurasooo) - Primula sieboldii. Primula modesta (yukiwarisoo)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2007/06/rose-bara.html
seaweed (kaisoo)
nori, kelp, wakame, hijiki
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/seaweed-kaisoo.html
setsubun plant (setsubunsoo)
Shibateranthis pinnatifida
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2006/07/setsubun-festival-february-3.html
seven herbs of spring (haru no nanakusa)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html
sheperds purse blossoms (nazuna no hana)
and the seven herbs of spring
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html
shiitake in spring (haru shiitake)
Lentinula edodes
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/ki-no-ko-mushrooms-pilze.html
shikimi skimmia blossoms (shikimi no hana)
Skimmia japonica
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2012/05/shikimi-skimmia.html
shoot, sprout, tiller, tree bud (hikobae)
more BUD kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/02/buds-of-trees.html
silene pendula (fukuro nadeshiko)
Silene pendula, Nodding Catchfly
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.jp/2006/04/pinks-nadeshiko-05.html
similax glabra blossoms (sankirai no hana)
sarutori ibara, ...
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
snowdrop (sunooduroppu) Schneeglöckchen - Galanthus nivalis
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/snowdrops.html
spikenard (udo)
spikenard in dressing and more food
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html
spir (yukiyanagi)
Spiraea thunbergii. Spierstrauch
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
spiraea (kodemari)
Spiraea cantoniensis
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
spring chrysanthemum (shungiku) and other kinds
Chrysanthemum coronarium
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/09/shungiku.html
spring orchid (shunran)
Cymbidium virescens
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/02/spring-orchids-shunran.html
sprouts and buds (shitamoe, kusamoe)
embankments and ridges turn green
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
star anise blossoms (shikimi)
Illicium religiosum
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
starwort (yomena)
Aster yomena. Kalimeris yomena
http://washokufood.blogspot.jp/2008/08/starwort-cooked-rice.html
strawberry blossoms (ichigo no hana)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html
suzuna turnip, Japanese turnip
fam. Cruciferae
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html
swamp pink (shoojoobakama)
Heloniopsis orientalis. shoojoo bakama
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.jp/2007/03/yugen-yuugen.html
thistle (azami)
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2010/10/thistle-azami.html
trees with blossoms
a KIGO list. alder, hazle, catalpa, maple, oak, torrey, spice bush, birch, bayberry
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html
trident daphne blossoms (mitsumata no hana)
Edgeworthia papyrifera
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/daphne-jinchooge.html
truffles (shooro) / Rhizopogon rubescens
scratching for truffles (shooro kaku)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/ki-no-ko-mushrooms-pilze.html
tulip (ukonokoo, botan yuri)
all kinds of tulips
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/08/tulip.html
ukogi aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianum Makino)
leaves are picked and used for tea in Yamagata
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/05/koi-carp-yamagata.html
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http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html worldkigo
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vegetable SPRING . . . SAIJIKI
all SPRING vegetables
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html
vegetables sprouting (kukitachi, kuki tachi)
sprouting vegetables
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html
veronica flower, speedwell (inufuguri, inu fuguri)
Veronica didyma
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/10/veronica-flower.html
vetch, astralagus, milkvetch clover
Astragalus sinicus. a kind of clover blossoms
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/05/clover.html
wasabi, Japanese horseradish
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2006/08/wasabi.html
waterweeds grow (mizukusa ou)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
willow (yanagi), willow buds (yanagi no me)
pussy-willow (neko yanagi)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/03/willow-yanagi.html
winter jasmine (oobai) - Jasminum nudiflorum. Winterjasmin
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.jp/2007/10/sweet-osmanthus.html
wisteria (fuji) . Wisteria floribunda
wisteria trellis (fujidana) and more
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/03/wisteria-fuji.html
witch hazel (mansaku)
Hamamelis japonica
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
wolfberry (kuko)
Lycium rhombifolium
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/wolfberry-cooked-rice.html
yellow rose (yamabuki), yellow mountain rose
Kerria japonica. and Chelidonium japonicus (yamabukisoo)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/12/yellow-rose-yamabuki.html
yew tree blossoms (ishii no hana)
araragi, onko. more yew tree kigo
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/12/yew-tree-ichi-i.html
young grass, young grasses (wakakusa)
first grass (niikusa) and more
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/plants-in-spring-saijiki.html
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