The Oku-musashi Area (April 25th)

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The hybrid between Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) 

and Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

    I went to the Oku-musahsi Area to see some violets in the morning.
There were lots of Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) and Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire) flowers blooming on the ridge.
   I found quite a few of the hybrid between these two violets.
   It is so interesting to see the diversity of the shapes and colors of the hybrid even if the combination of the parents are the same.

去年に引き続き、今年も見てきました。
マキノもフモトもたくさん咲いていて、その交雑種もかなりたくさん咲いていました。
両親は同じなのに、こんなにも変化があって、面白いですね。

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Today's first hybrid!

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi  (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Viola violacea var. makinoi doesn't have any tiny hair in the center of the flower, 

but this kind of violet has tiny hair in the center of the flower

like Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The leaves look like the ones of Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

The hybrid between Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) 

and Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

This one looked closer to Viola violacea var. makinoi.

The leaves were long 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

This one also has hair in the center of the flowers.

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

The hybrid shown above was surrounded with this kind of violets.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

They were forming a patch.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The backside of leaves are purple like the ones of Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Here is the close-up.

Can you see the hair?

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

There were quite a few of them at this spot.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Here is the spur.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola rossii (Akebono Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

The web-like pattern looks the same as the one on the petals of Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

This one has much longer leaves

and the shape of the flower is closer to the ones of Viola violacea var. makinoi.

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Rhododendron kaempferi (Yama Tsutsuji).

 

Arisaema urashima (Urashima-sou).