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かんぼたん (寒牡丹)
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中国西北部が原産の「ぼたん（牡丹）」の一系統です。秋から花芽が発達し、１１月から２月ごろに開花します。また春にも開花する二季咲き性です。春につく蕾は摘み取り、夏の終わりごろには葉を取って、初冬から藁囲いをして暖かく保護して栽培します。写真の上・中１の品種は「八千代椿」、中２・下は「吉野川」です。別名で「ふゆぼたん（冬牡丹）」とも呼ばれます。 |
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ボタン科ボタン属の落葉低木で、学名は Paeonia suffruticosa var. hiberniflora。英名はありません。 |
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"Kan-botan" (Paeonia suffruticosa var. hiberniflora) belongs to Paeoniaceae (the Peony family). It is a small decduous tree that is a variety of "peony" strain, native to northwestern China. The flower buds of this tree develop from fall, and it blooms from November to February. It is a two seasons blooming variery, and also blooms in spring. In this tree cultivation, the buds that grow in the spring are picked, and the leaves are removed in the end of summer, and the straw is fenced from early winter to protect it warmly. The top and 2nd photos are a cultivar 'Yachiyo Tsubaki', and the 3rd and bottom are a cultivar 'Yoshinogawa'. It is also called "Fuyubotan (winter peony)" by another name. |
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静岡県浜松市「浜松市フラワーパーク」にて、2004年02月01日撮影。 |
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Shu Suehiro
shu@botanic.jp
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