Majority of Japanese go to a spring festival, aka "花見 Hana mi" when sakura trees fully , beautifully bloom. But I wonder how many Japanese know other spring flowers telling that a spring is coming... Erythronium japonicum, so called a bogtooth violet, is another spring flower. But the flower is minor to be noticed because of the most popular spring tree, sakura. The flower differenciated from lily. So the flower has a slightly oval-shaped petals when it is at full bloom. In addition, this flower has another name, "a fairy flower." Sound fantacy, and cuty-girly. Accoring to the Japanese news which I have forgetten specific resource, says that the bodtooth violets fully bloom on Mar 31 in Ehime. The flower has whitish purple petals. It a small like a dandelion. If anyone in Japan has a chance to go Ehime, you better visit any flower garden to see them. Some poeple may luckily meet a fairy on it :)
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