今日も一日中雨。ヒガンバナが終わる頃に咲く、リコリス・オーレアがやっと開花しました。去年は2本の花が上がってきたのに、今年は1本だけ。今年の春に掘り上げて少し場所をずらしたのが影響したかも。
Yet another rainy day in Tokyo. The Lycoris aurea has started to flower, which comes into season when the Japanese spider lily is about to wither. Last year, I had two flower stems but, this year, only one. I dug out my two bulbs in spring this year and moved them a little to the side, which probably was detrimental.
Last year's petals were broad and thick, which produced a strong impact when the flowers were fully open. This year, with the delicate petals, the flower looks like a pseudo-spider lily, but in yellow.
玄関前の黄花の食用菊(松風)に蕾が出始めました。枝を多く分岐させることで花数を増やすよう工夫しています。具体的には、初夏から8月末まで、数回にわたり刈り込んでいます。ピンクと黄色の食用菊で数品種育てていますが、この松風がもっとも丈夫で期待を裏切らない。