Waremokou or Sanguisorba

Sanguisorba officinalis

Location: Higashidateyama Kozan-shokubutuen
Location: Hakobe Botanical Garden
Location: Higashidateyama Kozan-shokubutuen
Location: Higashidateyama Kozan-shokubutuen
Location: Tateyama
Location: Nagano prefecture
Location: Mie pref.
Location: NONOHANA NO SATO
Location: NONOHANA NO SATO

Flower name
Waremokou or Sanguisorba
Scientific name
Sanguisorba officinalis
Alias吾亦紅, burnet bloodwort, グレートバーネット
Place of originJapan to China
Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Cut flowers, flower arrangement
Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Waremokou or Sanguisorba

Birth flowers for Aug 23

August 23th's Birthday Flower is Waremokou (Sanguisorba officinalis)

💧Waremokou’s Waterdrop Poem : “Quiet Depth”

By Aqua

Black-red droplets
Gently sway in the breeze,
Like the shadows of raindrops,
Coloring the summer meadow.
Quieter than words,
This flower marks the depth of the season
With a gentle plop.

💧Waremokou’s Waterdrop Poem : “Quiet Depth”

Waremokou or Sanguisorba officinalis(scientific name: Sanguisorba officinalis) is a cold-resistant perennial of the genus Rosaceae. It is commonly seen in grasslands nationwide. In the autumn, we extend the spikes and bloom a blotchless red purple florette in a spherical shape. There are no petals, the one that looks like a flower is calyx. Calyx is a finite inflorescence blooming from the top to the bottom. There are saw teeth in the leaves. Dry root contains tannins and has a hemostatic effect. The genus name "Sanguisorba" is coined from "sanguis" (blood) + "sorbere" (absorbing). There is a sennichikou () on a similar flower. Sennichikou is densely gathered with flower gathering than waremokou. The shape of the aggregate flower is round, leaves are all edges.

Name: Sanguisorba officinalis ,
scientific name: Sanguisorba officinalis,
Distribution: Japan nationwide, Environment: grassland,
plant height: 50 to 100 cm, inflorescence form: panicle inflorescences flower color: red violet flowering period: August to October,
leaf shape: feathered double leaf (root leaf), lobular shape: thin oblong shape, leaf margin: shallow sawtooth.