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posted: September 30th, 2008 |
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This page begins with September 7th and takes you through the end of the month - trips to Jindai Botanical Garden and Hidaka City. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin September 7th |
On Sunday the 7th Kazuya and I went to Jindai Botanical Garden to see what was in bloom. One thing we wanted to look at was the Crape Myrtle (Row 3). But, before we got there we found these Cat Tails and also some Lotus Flower Seed heads. Then we found this endangered species of Orchid (Cymbidium nipponicum).
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And here are 3 more shots of this endangered species of Orchid (Cymbidium nipponicum). This orchid is perennial and also parasitic on the roots of certain trees. September is the latest we have ever found it - it has a much longer flowering season than we ever realized before.
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Here are 2 shots of Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica). In the 2nd shot you can clearly see that it comes in both red and pink. In addition we also saw white flowered trees. The 3rd shot is a Pomegranate Fruit.
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The first and 2nd shots are the very tall Pampas Grass which we seem to take pictures of in Jindai Botanical Garden every year. This "clump" of it increases in size every year. When will it get "too" large, so that they want to reduce its size? The 3rd photo is a Salvia guarantica, or Blue Salvia.
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And here you can see 3 photos of some beautiful Water Lily flowers.
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| End September 7th, Begin September 13th |
On Saturday, September 13th Kazuya and I went to Hidaka City in Saitama Prefecture to see the Cluster Amaryllis (Lycoris radiata) flowers. Here, in Row 6, first of all you can see a nice shot of a chestnut breaking open. These are edible chestnuts. The 2nd shot shows both a white flowered and a red flowered Cluster Amaryllis (Lycoris radiata). The 3rd shot is a beautiful single red colored Cluster Amaryllis flower.
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Here is a close-up of a white flower and a close-up of a red flower. The 3rd shot shows how these Cluster Amaryllis grow. By the way, we went to this same place in September 2007, so if you enjoy seeing this flower I suggest you also look at the photos from September 2007 page 3 - link HERE.
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Here are 3 more shots of Cluster Amaryllis.
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Here is the final shot of the Cluster Amaryllis. The 2nd shot shows shows me in front of a big bed of Lotus plants and the 3rd shot shows you a close-up of a Lotus Flower Seed Head.
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Here are 2 interesting shots of Lotus Flower Seed Heads and one shot of a very late blooming Lotus Flower.
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The first shot here shows a pair of Dragonflies mating. The 2nd shot is of a red Dragonfly and the 3rd shot shows you the first Cosmos flowers of the fall season.
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Here are 3 Cosmos Field shots, one shot with Kazuya in front of the Cosmos Field.
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| End September 13th, End September 2008's Photos |
| And, that pretty much shows you what we saw during the month of September. Thanks so much for taking the time to look. We went out a couple more times, but we just saw more Cluster Amaryllis and Cosmos flowers, so I won't post any more photos from this month. |
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