tachitsubo sumire

Tachitsubosumire is a perennial herb native to Japan. It is the most common of the violets that grow wild in Japan. Its stems grow slightly taller than other violets, and its flowers are characterized by their pale blue-purple to purple color. The leaves are heart-shaped with rounded serrations on the edges. The name "tachitsubo" comes from tsuboniwa (a small garden between dwellings) and the stem that rises up. The language of flowers, "humble happiness," may convey the importance of the ordinary, everyday life that the violets blooming in such a human village The flower language, "modest happiness," may convey the importance of the ordinary life that violets blooming in human settlem...View all