Flower Season Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden Botanical Encyclopedia (annual)

The year of the botanical garden is divided by month, and the main alpine plants of that season are introduced.
Some flowers bloom across the seasons, so
If you are not in that season, please check the months before and after.

May /May

Azalea family

Red thing

Gaultheria adenothrix

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late May-early June

Birthwort family

Antarctic Elephants

Aristolochia onoei

distribution: Honshu (Kinki, Chubu), Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Late May-early June

Azalea family

Alpine Rose (Road Dendron Ferguineum)

Rhododendron ferrugineum

distribution: Europe
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late May-early June

Berberidaceae

Epimedium

Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum

distribution: Honshu (mountainous area)
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Mid April-early May

Azalea family

Iwahige

Cassiope lycopodioides

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Araceae

Urasimasou

Arisaema thunbergii ssp. Urashima

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Azalea family

Ezonottsugazakura

Phyllodoce caerulea

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (north)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Orchidaceae

Ebine

Calanthe tricarinata

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Ranunculaceae

Ensou

Caltha palustris var. enkoso

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Swamp
Flower season in our garden: Early April-Mid May

Diapensiaceae

Fringed galax

Shortia soldanelloides var. Magnus

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Takayama, Mt. Rokko native
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Honeysuckle family

Lizard

Viburnum furcatum

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Rosaceae

Cherry blossom

Prunus sargentii

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Mid April-early May

Iridaceae

Oyster fly

Iris laevigata

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Swamp
Flower season in our garden: Early May-late May

Pinaceae

Larch

Larix kaempferi

distribution: Honshu (Chubu)
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Rosaceae

Golden lobster

Potentilla fruticosa var. rigida

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Chubu), Shikoku
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late May-late July

Primrose family

Cleanse

Primula japonica

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
Nurturing area: Swamp
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Liliaceae

Black lily

Fritillaria camtschatcensis

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Geraniaceae

Geranium Sanguineum (Akebonofuro)

Geranium sanguineum

distribution: Europe including England, Western Asia
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late May-early June

Gentianaceae

Gentian Accorlis (Chabolindow)

Gentiana acaulis

distribution: Europe
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Araceae

Scuttlefish

Lysichiton americanum

distribution: North America
Nurturing area: Swamp
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Azalea family

Cowberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Chubu), Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Early May-late May

Azalea family

Kobanomi azalea

Rhododendron reticulatum

distribution: Honshu (west of Shizuoka west), Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Poppy family

Dicentra

Dicentra peregrina

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Mid June

Azalea family

Goyotsutsuji

Rhododendron quinquefolium

distribution: Honshu, Shikoku
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Azalea family

Thalassaud Dunn

Enkianthus campanulatus

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Saxifragaceae

Red bud

Saxifraga cherlerioides var. rebunshirensis

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Dianthus family

Shicotan Hakobe

Stellaria ruscifolia

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Mid June

Dianthus family

Silene uniflora

distribution: Europe
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-early June

Daphne cneorum

Daphne Kneolm

Thymelaeaceae

distribution: Europe
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Liliaceae

Tigo Lily

Disporum smilacinum

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Early May-late May

Asteraceae

Chishimasu Yukisou

Leontopodium kurilense

distribution: South Kuril Islands
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-early June

Bellflower family

Chishimagikyo

Campanula chamissonis

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late May-early June

Rosaceae

Ching Luma

Geum pentapetalum

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Azalea family

Tsukushi Shakunage

Rhododendron degronianum ssp. Heptamerum

distribution: Honshu (western part), Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Liliaceae

Swallow Omoto

Clintonia udensis

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Nara)
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Liliaceae

Trillium electum

Trillium erectum

distribution: North America
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Amaryllidaceae

Narcissus Barbocodium (Fevkisuisen)

Narcissus bulbocodium

distribution: Spain, Portugal, France, Northern Africa
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Azalea family

Hakusan Shakunage

Rhododendron brachycarpum

distribution: Hokkaido Honshu (North Central) Shikoku's Sub-Takayama
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Late May-early June

Gentianaceae

Harlin Doe

Gentiana thunbergii

distribution: Honshu-Kyushu
Nurturing area: Yamano
Flower season in our garden: Mid April-early May

Labiatae

Holly

Ajuga incisa

distribution: Honshu (Kanto, Chubu region)
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Iridaceae

Myopia iris

Iris setosa

distribution: Hokkaido, north of central Honshu
Nurturing area: Swamp
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-early June

Azalea family

Himalayan rhododendron (rhoddendron arboreum)

Rhododendron arboreum

distribution: Tibet, Nepal
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Liliaceae

Lilium rubellum

distribution: Honshu (Tohoku)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late May

Azalea family

Andromeda polifolia

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Alpine, swamp
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Birthwort family

Futaba mallow

Asarum caulescens

distribution: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Chloranthaceae

Phtali Shizuka

Chloranthus serratus

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Ranunculaceae

Pulsatilla vulgaris (Opacal officinalis)

Pulsatilla vulgaris

distribution: Europe-Siberia
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Mid April-early May

Azalea family

Benidoudan

Enkianthus cernuus f. Rubens

distribution: Honshu (Kii Peninsula, Sanyo region), Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains, Mt. Rokko
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Ranunculaceae

Button Kinbai

Trollius pulcher

distribution: Hokkaido (Rishiri Island)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late May-early June

Menyanthaceae

Bogbean

Menyanthes trifoliata

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Swamp
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Azalea family

Minesou

Loiseleuria procumbens

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Ranunculaceae

Miyama Odamaki

Aquilegia flabellata var. Pumila

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu (North and Central)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Early May-Mid May

Scrophulariaceae

Miyama stag

Pseudolysimachion schmidtianum ssp. Senanense

distribution: Honshu (Chubu)
Nurturing area: Takayama
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

Araceae

Musashibumi

Arisaema ringens

distribution: Honshu (west of Kanto), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-early June

Asteraceae

Yabregasa

Syneilesis palmata

distribution: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Poppy family

Yamabukisou

Chelidonium japonicum

distribution: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Mountains
Flower season in our garden: Late April-early May

Azalea family

Astragalus

Rhododendron japonicum

distribution: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Nurturing area: Swamp
Flower season in our garden: Mid May-Late May

* Japanese name, scientific name, distribution, growing environment, flower season are attached. However, the flowering season is the flowering season in our garden.
* In each month, plant names are arranged in the order of Japanese syllabary.
* The flowering time may shift depending on the climate. note that.

Flower Season Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden Botanical Encyclopedia (annual)

May​ ​/May

Flower Season Flowering situation / Botanical picture book

Red thing

Antarctic Elephants

Alpine Rose (Road Dendron Ferguineum)

Epimedium

Iwahige

Urasimasou

Ezonottsugazakura

Ebine

Ensou

Fringed galax

Lizard

Cherry blossom

Oyster fly

Larch

Golden lobster

Cleanse

Black lily

Geranium Sanguineum (Akebonofuro)

Gentian Accorlis (Chabolindow)

Scuttlefish

Cowberry

Kobanomi azalea

Dicentra

Goyotsutsuji

Thalassaud Dunn

Red bud

Shicotan Hakobe

Silene uniflora

Daphne Kneolm

Tigo Lily

Chishimasu Yukisou

Chishimagikyo

Ching Luma

Tsukushi Shakunage

Swallow Omoto

Trillium electum

Narcissus Barbocodium (Fevkisuisen)

Hakusan Shakunage

Harlin Doe

Holly

Myopia iris

Himalayan rhododendron (rhoddendron arboreum)

Lilium rubellum

Andromeda polifolia

Futaba mallow

Phtali Shizuka

Pulsatilla vulgaris (Opacal officinalis)

Benidoudan

Button Kinbai

Bogbean

Minesou

Miyama Odamaki

Miyama stag

Musashibumi

Yabregasa

Yamabukisou

Astragalus

Botanical picture book notes

May /May