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"Ochi tsubaki is the weirdly specific word for fallen #camellia flowers, referring to the beautiful carpet created by the plant’s habit of shedding its whole blooms. It’s the subject of many a haiku, and breeders have even prioritised the trait in the development of new varieties to create this accidental floristry" https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/another-language-look-through

"the falling of a camellia flower was often likened to a beheaded samurai's head hitting the ground." https://steemit.com/poetry/@dbooster/falling-camilla-haiku-of-japan-41

#Bloomscrolling #Roscoff #BZH

Jan 31 at 1:47pmWeb
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@animalculum I did not know of this phrase, thank you for posting! When I lived in Seattle, there were so many camellias that I started filling my pockets with spent blooms to arrange and photograph.