Pink rose

This is not artificial!

Almost perfect isn’t it?

This is from a rose garden in Hakone, Kanagawa prefecture. It was a little late in the summer, so there were not so many roses, but this one still looked so good.

Sitting on a leaf

Looks quite comfortable

Can a human sit on a leaf?

As you can see the answer is yes.

It looks a little like a water-bed, but it is a water-lily.

Okra

Also known as ladies' fingers

Okra is well-known as a vegetable, and its flowers are very attractive too.

Amazing azaleas

If anyone can translate what is written on the stone, please let me know.

I took this photo in Itoh in Izu. The azaleas were just past their best, but still an amazing sight.

Casablanca

A flower beginning with 'C'

When asked to name a flower beginning with ‘C’ one of my students could have said ‘carnation’ or ‘crocus’ or even ‘camomile’, but instead he chose to answer ‘casablanca’

I know Casablanca is one of the main cities of Morocco, and I know it is a Spanish word meaning ‘white house’ (or house white), but I never knew it was a flower.

The student then proceeded to show me a picture of this flower on his mobile phone, and what a beautiful flower it is too.