A yellow Hypericum flower named after the famous Garden in UK
When I went shopping the other day, I saw an abundance of yellow flowers in roadside bushes near crossroads. At first, I thought it was a flower of Hypericum patulum . It is native to China and is also known as “金糸梅 (kin shi bai)” in Japan. Incidentally, the Japanese name is derived from the Chinese name “金丝梅”, which likens the five petals to blossoms of a plum called Ume and the long, protruding stamens to golden threads. In fact, “金糸” means golden threads and “梅” means a plum called Ume . I was curious so I looked it up online. As a result, it is not a flower of Hypericum patulum, “金糸梅”and it was found to be a horticultural variety that grows large and blooms bigger flowers than Hypericum patulum . In Japan it is also known as “大輪金糸梅 (tai rin kin shi bai)”. The meaning of kanji “大輪”is a big blossom. However, it is commonly called Hypericum ‘Hidcote’. What is ‘Hidcote’, then? I found Hidcote was the...
