Fig marigolds are succulent plants and native to South Africa.
They came to Japan in the early Meiji period.
Their leaves are thin like pine needles (Matsuba in Japanese) and their flowers are like chrysanthemums (Kiku in Japanese). So they were named Matsubagiku in Japanese.
They are very pretty flowers.
マツバギクは、南アフリカを原産とする多肉植物です。
日本へは明治のはじめに渡来しました。
葉っぱが松のように細く、菊に似た花を咲かせることから、「松葉菊」という和名が付けられました。
とても可愛らしい花です。
Ikuyo.K.
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