Spearflowers (manryoo):
The Ardisia Crispa is a shrub that
will grow between 2 feet high and 2 feet in thickness. It is semi hardy
plant quite suited to temperate climates. It is an evergreen plant and
keeps its leaves during Winter. It will grow well in any location
including shaded areas of the garden. Situated against a north wall
would be a good place for it to . The plant can produce a beautiful
scent in the evenings that evokes a certain exotic ambiance. The scent
of the plant is seems most present on humid evenings after a warm day.
Here is a lovely haiku by Yozakura
tandokude wasurete watashino nagusameni dake ippan tekina yamano hana
alone, forgotten,
only a common mountain flower
to comfort me
© Yozakura
laying on her bed
the room smells of spearflowers
delicate his kiss
the snow white silken sheets
are soon stained in joyous red
(c) G.s.k. '14
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I've never heard of these flowers before, so I let the description given by Chèvrefeuille December 18, 2012 post inspire me ... specifically: "
The plant can produce a beautiful
scent in the evenings that evokes a certain exotic ambiance." The photograph I used is also a piece of history, from the same period! A blog entitled : Rheumatologe who wrote a triplet of haiku for Spearflowers.
