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posted: May 31st, 2013 |
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This page begins with May 16th when Kazuya takes you to Mt. Mitake again to see those Paeonia japonica plants in bloom. Then we jump to May 18th and we go together to Mt. Mitake and see the Paeonia japonica for the final time, in addition to other things. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin May 16th |
On Thursday, May 16th, Kazuya did not have to work, so he took a trip to Mt. Mitake to check on the progress of those Paeonia japonica plants and flower buds which we showed you near the bottom of the previous page. The first thing in this row is a Veronica miqueliana in bloom. That is followed by 2 shots of Paeonia japonica - Kazuya caught it right at the absolute peak of beauty. On the night of the 16th it rained pretty hard, so it destroyed some of the flowers. He was so fortunate to have decided to go and look again on his Thursday off from work!
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Here are 3 more shots of Paeonia japonica. This is an endangered species in Japan, primarily due to plant thieves who think it will look better in their yards than it does here in the forest! It's so sad. For this reason we never say where we find it. If you are fortunate enough to find this flower in your wanderings in the forest, please leave it where you find it so that other people might be able to come and experience the thrill of finding it too.
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And here are 3 more shots of this large clump of Paeonia japonica. It is so fortunate that this clump of these plants is quite a distance from the trail. We discovered it by accident one year when we saw some "snow balls" down the slope from us. We were curious enough to go and investigate and this is the clump which we found. We could not find it last year, but this year Kazuya searched diligently and found it again.
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Here are 2 shots of Meehania urticifolia - an interesting plant with hairy flowers. The 3rd shot is the final one of Paeonia japonica for this date.
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Here are the 2 final shots of May 16th and Kazuya's trip to Mt. Mitake - these show a Scrophularia musashiensis in bloom.
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| End May 16th, Begin May 18th |
On Saturday, May 18th, Kazuya and I went to Mt. Mitake together so that I could see the Paeonia japonica this year. These first 3 shots show the beautiful Wisteria at the top of the Cable Car on Mt. Mitake.
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As we ascended up to the peak from the Cable Car we found this area with an abundance of Azalea (Rhododendron kaempferi) in bloom. We seemed to have found it at its peak of flowering this year. The first shot in this row shows a clump with bushes showing 3 different colors of flowers. The 2nd shot - out of chronological sequence for portrait mode/landscape mode balance - is a Silver Orchid (Cephalanthera erecta). The 3rd shot shows the red-flowered Azalea which is on the right side of the clump in the first shot in this row.
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The first shot in this row shows a closer photo of the center bush from the 1st photo in the previous row and the 2nd shot shows a closer photo of the left bush in the 1st photo in the previous row. The 3rd shot shows a bush with orange colored flowers.
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Here are 2 additional shots of the Silver Orchid - Cephalanthera erecta - and those are followed by a shot of a shelter in this area.
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Here are 3 final shots of the Silver Orchid (Cephalanthera erecta). Enjoy, because this is the last time you'll see it until next year.
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The first shot in this row is a scenic shot of some peak which we could see from the trail. That is followed by 2 shots of Paeonia japonica - the Wild Japanese Peony. You can clearly see that it is past its peak at this time.
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Here are 2 more shots of Meehania urticifolia, brighter day and different angle than the shots shown above. The 3rd shot is another of the Wild Japanese Peony - Paeonia japonica.
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Here are the final 2 shots of the Wild Japanese Peony - Paeonia japonica. Hopefully we'll be able to find this clump of plants again next year - and more importantly --- hopefully it won't be discovered by plant thieves and it will still be here next year! In 3rd position is a shot of a very large clump of Sedum sp. down by a small creek.
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Here is another shot of the same group of Scrophularia musashiensis which you saw on May 16th (Row #5). That is followed by 2 more shots of the same clump of Sedum sp. as shown in the previous row. The center shot shows an overview of the location of this Sedum sp. clump.
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In 1st position in this row is a beautiful Rhododendron X hybridum bush. Unfortunately it was much more beautiful in the forest than it is here! That is followed by a shot taken from the summit of Mt. Hinode and then a shot of a HUGE Cephalanthera falcata - "The Golden Orchid" plant. We've never found any which approached the size of the ones we found in this area.
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Here are 3 more shots of Cephalanthera falcata - Golden Orchid taken in this area - actually, all 3 of these shots show the same plant, but there were several large plants here!
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And, in this row there are 3 shots of the very tiny Polygala japonica. Can you get an idea of the size of this plant by looking at the dead grasses and other things in the photo?
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Here are 3 more shots of Cephalanthera falcata - Golden Orchid. The first shot shows several specimens of this plant in bloom.
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Here are 2 more shots of Cephalanthera falcata - Golden Orchid and sandwiched in between them is an example of the very tiny Polygala japonica.
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Interesting - this row is a duplicate of the row immediately above, but different photos - 2 more shots of Cephalanthera falcata - Golden Orchid and sandwiched in between them is an example of the very tiny Polygala japonica.
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Here is a shot of me shooting a Cephalanthera falcata - Golden Orchid and that's followed by a Cephalanthera falcata - Golden Orchid collage which attempts to show the internal structure of the flowers - kind of a typical orchid type flower, wouldn't you agree?
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Here are the 2 final shots of Cephalanthera falcata - Golden Orchid from this adventure and probably until next year. And, that's the end of May 18th too.
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| End May 18, End Page 2 |
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