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The Japanese Garden: Gateway to the Human Spirit (Asian Thought and Culture, Vol. 56)
Seiko Goto
[JGarden Bibliography]
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Japanese Garden Plants
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This is where to find details on plants. We don't have
a lot of images, but we'll be providing articles and details as we are able. If you have
materials to contribute or gaps to fill in, please let us know.
| Japanese Name: | seri | | English Name: | Water Parsley | | Latin Name: | Oenanthe stolonifera | | Family: | | | Sub Type: | | | Native Habitat: | | | Light: | | | Soil: | | | Flower Color: | | | Bloom Time: | | | Width: | | | Height: | | | Uses: | | | Last Updated: | 5/12/2000 | | Details: | One of the 7 herbs of spring, haru-no-nanakusa. These are considered a sign of spring to come and all appeared in the Manyoshu, an poetry anthology dating from 759. The leaves of the seven herbs were gathered 7 days after the lunar New Year and added to rice. |
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