まだまだ蒸し暑い日が続きますが、もうヒガンバナがあちこちで咲き始めています。うちの庭のも何とか顔を出してきました（写真奥の赤い花）。手前の黄色のは洋物で、本物のヒガンバナよりも豪華ですが、個人的にはあの紅色の妖しい雰囲気のが好みです。
The lycoris flower season has started and I see lots of them blooming in my neighbourhood. Mine also started to come out, but not very many this year. I think I try to grow too many plants in a very limited space, with the result that many of the plants become weaker every year, be they flowers or fruit trees.
うちのヒガンバナは若干黒味を帯びた濃い赤です。ご近所から球根をいただいたものですが、最初の３年くらいは元気に増えていました。でも、狭い庭で欲張っていろんなものを植えると、結局総倒れになるような気がしてきました。果樹も花もだんだん弱ってきているような（私自身の気が弱っている？）。
My favourite red lycoris- the flowers are getting fewer every year. I must start clearing the weeds and pots so that this flower feels wanted in my garden.
Lycoris radiata
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As we were taking a walk this morning, I saw a tree with pretty flowers. The out of season flowers are concentrated on a small branch of the tree but eye-catching enough.
基本的にシルバーの葉っぱを見て楽しむ植物なのでしょうが花も可愛いです。（って、ここまで来て植物の名前を挙げられないのは、Androidのアプリを未だ探していないから。）
I have seen this plant in the shop many times but they were always small, standing about 25cm, flowering in tiny pots. I never knew they could grow this large. I think this plant basically is meant for the enjoyment of the silver leaves, but to me the flowers are also very pretty.
