Common putat (Sagaribana)
By Miho
27 Sep, 2007
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This is Common putat in Hiroshima Botanical Garden.
http://www.hiroshima-bot.jp/english/index.htm
They have night festival twice a year.I took this photo in last summer.It is the most popular flower for the night festival.
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It smells sweet. According to a horticulturist of the Hiroshima Botanical Garden, the flower of Common putat opens only in the night. We have tours to go to south island of Japan to observe the flowers.
6 Oct, 2007
I'm running out of superlatives...lol. it is night blooming, sweet smelling and unique... very interesting. Wish I could smell it.
23 Mar, 2008
If I have a chance, I would like to see natural Common Putat.
23 Mar, 2008
Looks like lots of little fireworks going off - does it smell?
4 Oct, 2007