タチアオイは、ちょうど梅雨入りの頃に花が咲き始め、梅雨明けの頃に咲き終わります。もともと薬草として世界中に拡がりました。
The hollyhocks begin to bloom just around the beginning of the rainy season and end at the end of the rainy season. Originally spread all over the world as a medicinal herb.
【仮名】タチアオイ
【和名】立葵
【英名】Hollyhocks
【学名】Althaea rosea
【誕生】06/ 15, 06/ 18, 06/ 23, 08/ 18
【開花】06, 07, 08月
【花色】White, Pink, Red, Purple
タチアオイ
タチアオイは、アオイ科の多年草。花は一重咲きから八重咲きまで、色も白、ピンク、赤、紫などと多様です。
タチアオイの花言葉
タチアオイの花言葉は「野心」「大望」「豊かな実り」。6～8月、垂直に伸びた花茎に下から上へと花が咲き上っていき、たくさんの実をつけるからです。
タチアオイと梅雨
タチアオイは、ちょうど梅雨入りの頃に花が咲き始め、梅雨明けの頃に花が咲き終わります。つまり、花茎の一番下の花が咲くと梅雨入りし、一番上の花が咲くと梅雨明け。そのため、別名でツユアオイ（梅雨葵）とも呼ばれます。
タチアオイに似た花
タチアオイは草ですが、よく似た花を咲かせる２種類の木があります。いずれもアオイ科フヨウ属の落葉樹。一つはタチアオイの次に咲き始めるムクゲで葉が卵型です。もう一つはムクゲの次に咲き始めるフヨウで葉が五角形です。
タチアオイは薬草
タチアオイの日本への渡来は古く、花弁や根が薬に用いられました。属名Althaeaも治療を意味する古いラテン語に由来し、効能は疲労回復や利尿作用など。もともと薬草として世界中に拡がったというのは意外ですね。
Hollyhocks
Hollyhocks are perennials of the Malvaceae family. The flowers range from single-flowered to double-flowered, with a variety of colors such as white, pink, red, and purple.
Hollyhock flower language
The flower language of hollyhocks is “ambition,” “ambition,” and “rich fruit.” This is because from June to August, flowers bloom from bottom to top on the vertically extending flower stalks and bear many fruits.
Hollyhocks and rainy season
The hollyhocks begin to bloom just around the beginning of the rainy season, and finish blooming around the end of the rainy season. In other words, when the bottom flower of the flower stalk blooms, the rainy season begins, and when the top flower blooms, the rainy season ends. Therefore, it is also called Tsuyuaoi (rainy season Aoi).
Flowers similar to hollyhocks
Hollyhocks are grasses, but there are two types of trees that have similar flowers. Both are deciduous trees of the genus Confederate rose in the Malvaceae family. One is the common hibiscus, which begins to bloom next to the hollyhocks, and its leaves are egg-shaped. The other is Confederate rose, which begins to bloom next to Mukuge, and has pentagonal leaves.
Hollyhocks are medicinal herbs
The hollyhocks came to Japan for a long time, and petals and roots were used for medicine. The genus name Alteaa is also derived from the old Latin word meaning treatment, and its effects include fatigue recovery and diuretic action. It is surprising that it was originally spread all over the world as a medicinal herb.
