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Metaplexis japonica / Gagaimo ガガイモ

Bloom time: August

   
Family:
 
Apocynaceae /
 Kyouchikutouka


 

Species in the genus Metaplexis:


Metaplexis japonica / Gagaimo

   

Metaplexis japonica / Gagaimo ガガイモ

 
Metaplexis japonica is a creeping perennial found in sunny fields, extending underground stems long to propagate. Leaves are opposite, in the shape of an oval-like heart, 5-10cm in length and 3-6cm in width. Flowers, light purple, are borne on stalks from the leaf axils. Bloom time: August.
 
                     
                   
                     

SUMMER #7

 

 

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