[Florist Diary] Are the seeds of Chinese vine shaped like daruma?

[Florist Diary] Are the seeds of Chinese vine shaped like daruma?

As the name suggests, the lily pad is a flower that produces balloon-like fruit. In winter, it dries to a crisp and the seeds come out from inside. I feel like the shape of that seed somehow resembles a "daruma"...so YOUKAEN's florist decided to play around with it!

hello everyone!

This is You Hanazono Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as YOUKAEN)🌸

How are you, everyone who is having a very busy time towards the end of the year?

Is there any change in your body?

It's been getting quite cold since this week☃️

It seems that General Winter has also picked up the pace of work towards the end of the year😌

Well, today the YOUKAEN florist found something interesting in the garden of our headquarters, so we would like to introduce it to you 🙂

The seeds of the Chinese vine look like daruma dolls! ?

Do you know about the plant called Fusenkazura?

It is a vine that clings to fences, etc., so it is characterized by its cute fruit that resembles paper balloons.

Because of its appearance, it is often thought that it is a relative of physalis, but it is actually a completely different plant.

(Physalis is a relative of the eggplant, and the Physalis is a relative of the Sapindium. Sapindium is a black ball with wings for the New Year🎍)

Now that winter has arrived, the lily pads have become crunchy and the seeds are coming out from inside.

please look. Doesn't it look like something?

Let's take a closer look😊

Yes, Daruma! It looks like a daruma doll!

Look, it's a daruma! It looked completely like a daruma😌

If you happen to find a crunchy Chinese vine on the roadside, why not take out the seeds and have fun drawing a face on it like this?

Speaking of Daruma, YOUKAEN the store also sells products related to Daruma.

[New Year Decorations] Kamidaruma from Happy Island (Red and White) [Shirakawa Daruma Collaboration]

Send good fortune, deliver good fortune “Kamidaruma from Happy Island”

It is an auspicious New Year decoration that combines Mizuhiki, pine, rice, and "Shirakawa Daruma" from Fukushima Prefecture, which has a history of 300 years.

With a modern design that focuses on simple shapes, it fits perfectly in any space.

Original New Year's decorations made from scratch by YOUKAEN florists.

In 2021, please welcome good fortune with New Year's decorations of "Shirakawa Daruma".

YOUKAEN original! New Year's products in collaboration with Fukushima Prefecture Shirakawa Daruma

This is the third installment of a project to rediscover the charm of Japan through a collaboration between traditional Japanese crafts and flowers, which started with mokesium! ☺️

This time, we collaborated with Shirakawa Daruma from Fukushima Prefecture.

"Shirakawa Daruma" began about 300 years ago, when Lord Sadanobu Matsudaira, the lord of Shirakawa Castle, wanted to make the castle town prosperous by having them learn the technique of "Daruma" and holding a "Daruma Market" in front of the main gate. It is said that.

The eyebrows are a crane, the beard is a turtle, the beard is a pine tree, the bottle beard is a plum tree, and the bottom of the face is a daruma doll with a bamboo pattern.

It has a characteristically auspicious feel and is perfect for New Year's decorations. In Reiwa 3, please bring good fortune to Shirakawa Daruma.

https://www.youkaen-store.com/SHOP/daruma20_02.html