Rose of Sharon（ムクゲ）

As Rose of Sharon is the queen of chabana in summer(I think), I was a little shock to see them in everywhere in my neighborhood. It seems like everyone plants this kind of flower in their yard. Camellia which is the queen of chabana in winter(I think) does not grow in Oklahoma (which is very disappointed), I am very glad to see Rose of Sharon, half wild in Oklahoma.

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From Rikyu’s hundred verses

余所などへ花をおくらば其花は開きすぎはやらぬものなり

“If you are giving flowers to others, you should not give ones that are too fully bloomed.”