ナツズイセンはヒガンバナの仲間ですが、ヒガンバナはお彼岸に赤い花を咲かせ、ナツズイセンはお盆にピンク色の花を咲かせます。
The Resurrection lily is a member of the cluster amaryllis, but the cluster amaryllis has red flowers on the equinoctial week, and the Resurrection lily has pink flowers on the Bon festival.
【仮名】ナツズイセン, ハダカユリ
【和名】夏水仙, 裸百合
【英名】Resurrection Lily, Pink Ladies, Magic Lily
【学名】Lycoris squamigera
【誕生】08/ 22
【開花】08月
【花色】Pink
ナツズイセン
ナツズイセンの原産と分布
ナツズイセンはヒガンバナ科ヒガンバナ属の多年草。原産地は中国で古くに日本へ渡来した帰化植物です。分布は本州から九州まで。人里近くの山野や道端などに生育し、木陰を好みます。
ナツズイセンの名前の由来
ナツズイセンの名前の由来は秋から春にかけて水仙に似た葉を出し、夏に花が咲くから。花が咲いて葉がないので「裸百合」とも呼ばれ、植物学上もスイセンでなくヒガンバナの仲間です。
ナツズイセンとヒガンバナ
ナツズイセンとヒガンバナは花と葉が同時に揃わないという共通点があります。一方、ヒガンバナは花が終わってから葉が伸び、ナツズイセンは葉が枯れてから花が咲くところが違います。
ナツズイセンの花言葉
ヒガンバナはお彼岸に咲き、ナツズイセンはお盆に咲きます。故人を迎える花なのでしょうか、ナツズイセンには「深い思いやり」「悲しい思い出」「楽しさ」といった花言葉があります。
Resurrection Lily
Origin and distribution of resurrection lily
Resurrection lily is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Lycoris in the family Amaryllidaceae. The place of origin is a naturalized plant that came to Japan for a long time in China. Distribution is from Honshu to Kyushu. It grows in the mountains and roadsides near human settlements and prefers the shade of trees.
Origin of the name of Natsuzuisen
The name Natsuzuisen comes from the fact that it produces daffodil-like leaves from autumn to spring and blooms in summer. It is also called “naked lily” because it has flowers and no leaves, and it is not a daffodil but a member of the cluster amaryllis in botanical terms.
Resurrection lily and cluster amaryllis
Resurrection lily and cluster amaryllis have in common that flowers and leaves are not aligned at the same time. On the other hand, the leaves of cluster amaryllis grow after the flowers are finished, and the flowers of resurrection lily bloom after the leaves die.
Flower language ofrResurrection lily
The cluster amaryllis blooms on the equinoctial week, and the resurrection lily blooms on the Bon festival. Perhaps it is a flower that welcomes the deceased, Resurrection lily has flower words such as “deep compassion,” “sad memories,” and “fun.”
