Orchids Japanese Culture
The flowers tend to bleach in hot conditions so during flowering the plants should be kept as cool and humid as possible for.
Orchids japanese culture. Hanakotoba is the japanese form of the language of flowersin this practice plants were given codes and passwords. What does the custom of sending orchids mean in japanese culture. Traditional japanese culture is featured with sections on neofinetia falcata slipper orchids and others. Ive given mine no special attention in the garden and it seems to thrive.
Unfortunately that is a common problem with most japanese orchids. Above all it is not about any variety of orchid. A miniature terrestrial orchid from japan ponerorchis japan is home to many miniature species of orchid but few come close to ponerorchis graminifolia it terms of showiness. Conditions are different between the pacific side and the sea of japan sideaugust is the hottest month in tokyo with an average temperature of 260c and the coldest is january at 50c with the most daily.
The genera jimensia raf. The name is actually a diminutive of bletia because of the resemblance between the two genera even though bletia is a new world genus. This is the phalaenopsis aphrodite. In japan the honorable winner always sends orchids to the looser of a game as a sign of respect.
Japan grand prix international orchid festival. Bletilla common name urn orchid is a temperate terrestrial genus of orchids containing five currently recognized species distributed through china japan taiwan south to vietnam thailand and myanmar. Neofinetia falcata chosen as the symbol to represent japanese wild orchidsjapan has four distinct seasons with a climate ranging from subarctic in the north to subtropical in the south. As an exotic or non native the orchid doesnt fit into the japanese concept of hanakotoba or flower language.
It would be considered something special or rare or expensive if it were to be considered at all. Native to the philippines taiwan indonesia malaysia vietnam papua new guinea and more generally areas near the equator this variety is prized for its resistance. Just when you think youve seen it all there is an entirely new world of plants and culture to discover. These orchids all have a deep history to the japanese one that involves the samurai the edo period and the fact that these are some of the first potted plants ever cultivated by man.
It is so lovely in fact that plants in the wild are all but gone these days from over collection. Breaking down the characte.