Daphne

Daphne odora

January 16th's birth flower

Location: Copilot
Location: Tonogayato Gardens
Location: Chiyoda-ku
Location: Chiyoda-ku
Location: Chiyoda-ku

Flower name
Daphne
Scientific name
Daphne odora
Alias瑞香, ダフネ・オドラ, 沈丁花, Daphne odora
Place of originChina
Place of floweringGarden
Flowering seasonFebruary, March
Language of flowersNot extinguished

What is Daphne

Birth flowers for Feb 10, Jan 16, Dec 15, Feb 23

January 16th's birth flowers are Daphne odora、Snapdragon (Antirrhium majus)、yellow Hyacinth.

“Letters on the Wind” – Daphne odora

🌸Birth Flower of January 16
Story by Aqua, Illustration by Copilot, Editing by Mizuho

“Letters on the Wind” – Daphne odora、 Illustration by Copilot.

“Letters on the Wind” – Daphne odora

by Aqua

At winter’s end, when bare branches still sway,
Tiny buds begin to gently bloom.

It’s Daphne odora.
Her petals may be modest,
But her fragrance travels farther than any voice.

“I miss you.”
“Stay well.”
“Let’s laugh together again in spring.”

Such words, carried on the wind.

So they may softly reach someone’s heart.
Though unseen,
They will be felt.

Today too, Daphne writes her letters in scent—
That is her gentle way of speaking.

Aqua’s Note

Daphne

In Japan, representatives of fragrant flowers are Spring Daphne(scientific name:Daphne odora), summer Gardenia (scientific name: Gardenia jasminoides), and Autumn Osmanthus aurantiacus (Kinmokusei, sceientific name: Osmanthus fragrans var. Aurantiacus).

Daphne (scientific name:Daphne odora) is a hardy evergreen shrub of the department Thymelaeaceae Daphne genus native to China . Pink and white fragrant early spring flowers attracted about 20 branches and blooms. Leaves are shiny and has a somewhat thick, elongated oval-shaped. Looks like a 4-petaled flowers that look like petals is a tip of the tubular calyx is divided into four sections. Flower has purple color white and outside is inside. The flower and the outer side there are white-flowered Evergreen azalea cultivars.

Common name: Daphne,
scientific name:Daphne odora ,
also known as: Jinchouge(in Japanese),
Origin: China, Growth habit: Evergreen shrub,
Height: 50–150 cm,
Leaf characteristics: Slightly thick and glossy, Leaf shape: Narrow elliptical, Leaf margin: Entire, Leaf arrangement: Alternate,
Dioecious, Ovary superior, Inflorescence type: Capitate/Spicate, Flowering location: Terminal/Axillary, Number of sepals (flowers): 4, Corolla shape: Tubular with 4-lobed apex, Petals: None,
Flowering period: February–March, Flower color: Pink · White, Sepal length: 0.8 cm, Flower arrangement: 10–20 flowers clustered in a pom-pom shape, Inflorescence diameter: 5 cm, Stamen color: Yellow,
Fruit: Drupe, Fruit: Toxic.

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