Category: JAPAN

• JAPAN

  WISTERIA

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS:  Wisteria Lisa Karen Miller          In the 1820s Japanese Kabuki drama Fuji Musume, a young maiden in a painting waits for her lover under a wisteria.  Tired of waiting for him, she steps out of the frame to meet the young man who has been admiring…

  October 23, 2023
• JAPAN

  SOY BEAN

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Soy bean Lisa Karen Miller            A demon from Mount Kurama, Japan used to ravage nearby villages. His mischief was ended when Bishamonten, a Buddhist deity, threw roasted soy beans at his eyes. During the Setsubun festival in February, the Japanese throw soy beans out the…

  October 19, 2023
• JAPAN

  HOSTA

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Hosta Lisa Karen Miller           If you ever want to go to Hosta Heaven, visit the Garden District in New Orleans.  Thousands of varieties are grown there.  Hosta is one of our most beloved shade garden plants, as evidenced by the way we continue to hybridize…

  October 7, 2023