ルリマツリは春から秋にかけて空色の花が咲き続けます。和名の由来は、花が瑠璃色で、ジャスミン（茉莉花）に似ているからです。
Leadwort continues to bloom sky blue flowers from spring to autumn. The origin of the Japanese name is that the flowers are lapis lazuli and resemble Jasmine (Matsurika).
【仮名】ルリマツリ, アオマツリ
【和名】瑠璃茉莉, 青茉莉
【英名】Leadwort, Cape Plumbago
【学名】Plumbago auriculata
【誕生】07/ 17, 09/ 02, 10/ 23, 11/ 09
【開花】05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11月
【花色】White, Violet, Blue
ルリマツリ
ルリマツリの原産と生育
ルリマツリはイソマツ科ルリマツリ属。原産地は南アフリカで今も自生しています。株元から直立するも先端はつる状。通常1.5m前後の草丈が放任すると4-5mになるくらい生育旺盛です。
ルリマツリの花の咲き方
ルリマツリは春から秋にかけて長く咲き続けます。花は固まって咲き、大きな花弁が５枚。花筒が長く、基部に粘性を帯びた短毛が密集。品種は白色がアルバ、薄紫色がブルームーンです。
ルリマツリの名前の由来
ルリマツリの名前の由来は、花が瑠璃色で、ジャスミン（茉莉花）に似ているから。学名のPlumbagoはラテン語で鉛という意味。鉛中毒に効くと考えられたから、または根が鉛色だから。
ルリマツリの花言葉
ルリマツリの花言葉は、花が澄んだ青空の色なので「いつも明るい」。また花が咲き終わった後、萼から出る粘液によって、花びらが服や髪にくっつくので「同情」「ひそかな情熱」です。
Leadwort
Origin and growth of Leadwort
Leadwort belongs to the genus Plumbago in the family Plumbaginaceae. The place of origin is South Africa and it is still native. Although it stands upright from the stock, the tip is vine-shaped. Normally, if the plant height is around 1.5m, it will grow to 4-5m.
How to bloom Leadwort
Leadwort continues to bloom for a long time from spring to autumn. The flowers are solid and bloom, with five large petals. The flower tube is long, and the base is densely packed with viscous short hair. The varieties are Aruba in white and Blue Moon in lilac.
Origin of the name of Leadwort
The origin of the name of Rurimatsuri is that the flowers are lapis lazuli and resemble Jasmine (Matsurika). The scientific name Plumbago means lead in Latin. Because it was thought to be effective against lead poisoning, or because the roots are lead-colored.
Leadwort flower language
The flower language of leadwort is “always bright” because the flowers are the color of the clear blue sky. Also, after the flowers have finished blooming, the mucus that comes out of the calyx causes the petals to stick to clothes and hair, which is “sympathy” and “secret passion.”
