Cornelian cherries

Cornus officinalis

Birth Flower of January 18

Location: Copilot
Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Plant Garden
Location: Zoorasia(Yokohama,Japan)
Location: Akatsuka Botanical Garden
Location: Shimizudani Park
Location: Shimizudani Park
Location: Shimizudani Park

Flower name
Cornelian cherries
Scientific name
Cornus officinalis
Aliasハルコガネバナ, Japanese cornel, 山茱萸, ジャパニーズ・コーネル, 春黄金花
Place of originChina, Korea
Place of floweringGarden, Park
Flowering seasonMarch, April
Language of flowersLove courageous

What is Cornelian cherries

Birth flowers for Jan 18

🌼Birth Flower of January 18
「Winter's Light – Cornelian Cherry」

Aqua (story), Copilot (illustration, English-Chinese translation), Edited by Mizuho @Kagiken

“Winter’s Light” – Cornelian Cherry, Illustration by Copilot

“Winter’s Light” – Cornelian Cherry

by Aqua

The winter forest was still fast asleep.
Bare were the branches, cold was the wind,
And the sky stretched white in all directions.

Yet, amidst this, Cornelian cherry quietly awakened.
Opening its tiny buds, one by one.

“But it’s still cold…” the wind whispered.

Cornelian cherry smiled and replied,
“It’s because it’s cold that we need light, isn’t it?”

Those blooms, like small pieces of the sun.
With each one, the forest air grew softer.

Birds alighted on the branches,
And children came running, scarves swaying.

Calmly Cornelian cherry blossomed,
**To let someone’s heart know that spring is on its way.**

*Aqua’s Note*
Whew…💛💭
**The Cornelian cherry, it's like an early harbinger of spring.
Though the cold still lingers, it blooms before any other,
Whispering, 'Warmth is coming soon.'**

**It's like drops of hope,
That’s why Cornelian cherry is one of my favorite flowers!**💧🌟

Cornelian cherries

Cornelian cherries (Scientific name: Cornus officinalis) is a hardy deciduous broadleaved bush and tree of the genus Cornus of the family cornaceae native to China to Korea. It came as a medicinal plant in the Edo period, from China and Korea to Japan. In the early spring, 20- 30 yellow flowers are gathered and blooming, extending the scattering inflorescence. In autumn, many red fruits are made like coral. Flowers bloom before the leaves come out. Flowers are four flowers, blooming like rolling on the outside. It is said that the ingredients such as iridoid glycosides contained in pulp are said to be nourishing tonic effect, and are compounded in Chinese herbal medicine.

Common name: Cornelian cherries,
Scientific name: Cornus officinalis,
aka: Japanese cornelian cherry origin: from China to Korea, distribution: Japan south of Tohoku, environment: wetland,
life type: hardy deciduous leaves broadleaf small trees,
tree height:5 to 7 m,
leaf shape: egg Leaf length: 4 to 10 cm, leaf length: white hair on the whole surface, alternate,
inflorescence form: scattering inflorescence, flowering period: March to April, flower color: yellow, number of petals: 4, Flower diameter: 0.5 to 1 cm,
fruit color: red, fruit shape: oval shape, fruit length: 1 to 2 cm, fruit season: October to December, taste: not good.