Since flowers are listed in the Tale using both English and Japanese names, two different columns have been provided to best help you find information on the flower you're looking for.
There are plants that flower in the spring or summer, but if they are referred to in the text by their leaf properties or aspects that aren't their flowers they will be found in the "Plant" category.
There are plants that flower in the spring or summer, but if they are referred to in the text by their leaf properties or aspects that aren't their flowers they will be found in the "Plant" category.
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Alphabetical by Japanese Name
A
Asagao
Eng: Morning Glory Other Names: Bluebells
Kana: アサガオ Kanji: 朝顔 Bloom Season: Mid April-Late May 
Ayame
ENg: Iris Other Names: Sweet Flag
Kana: アヤメ Kanji: 菖蒲 Bloom Season: Spring-Summer 
B
Bara
eng: rose Kana: バラ
Kanji: 薔薇 Bloom Season: Mid Spring-Fall 
F
Fujibakama
eng: thoroughwort Kana: フジバカマ
Kanji: 藤袴 Bloom Season: August-October 
H
Hagi
eng: bush clover Other Names: Japanese Clover
Kana: ハギ Kanji: 萩 Bloom Season: Autumn 
Hasu
eng: lotus Kana: ハス
Kanji: 蓮 Bloom Season: June-July 
K
Kiku
eng: Chrysanthemum Kana: キク
Kanji: 菊 Bloom Season: Late Summer-Early Winter 
kuchinashi
eng: gardenia Kana: クチナシ
Kanji: 梔子 Bloom Season: Spring-Fall Other notes: Used in dyeing 
M
Murasaki
eng: purple gromwell Kana: ムラサキ
Kanji: 紫 Bloom Season: June-September Other Notes: Roots are used in dyeing 
N
nadeshiko
eng: gillyflower Other Names: Pinks
Kana: ナデシコ Kanji: 撫子 Bloom Season: Summer Other Notes: In the Tale it is used to refer to the "child" i.e. Tamakazura 
O
ominaeshi
eng: maidenflower Other Names: Golden Lace
Kana: オミナエシ Kanji: 女郎花 Bloom Season: June-September 
S
Sakaki
eng: flowering evergreen Kana: サカキ
Kanji: 榊 Bloom Season: May-June Other Notes: Sacred to Shinto rituals and practice 
Sakura
Eng: Cherry (Blossoms) Kana: サクラ
Kanji: 桜 Bloom Season: Late March-Mid May Other Notes: Occasionally referred to simply as "hana" or "blossoms" in the Tale, symbol for spring in general 
shikimi
eng: japanese star anise Kana: シキミ
Kanji: 樒 Bloom time: Spring Other Notes: Associated with Buddhist practice 
Shion
eng: aster Kana: シオン
Kanji: 紫苑 Bloom Season: September Other Notes: Have no fragrance 
Suetsumuhana
Eng: Safflower Other Names: Benibana (Modern Japanese)
Kana: ベニバナ, スエツムハナ (archaic) Kanji: 紅花 Bloom Season: Mid Summer-Fall Other Notes: Used to make a scarlet dye 
T
Tamakazura
eng: clematis tamakazura Kana: タマカズラ
Kanji: 玉鬘 Bloom Season: Summer Other Notes: Translated as Tendril Wreath (in Tyler) 
tokonatsu
eng: gillyflower Other Names: Pinks
Kana: トコナツ Kanji: 常夏 Bloom Season: Summer Other Notes: In the Tale it is used to refer to the "mother" i.e. Yugao 
Tsuyukusa
eng: dayflower Kana: ツユクサ
Kanji: 露草 Bloom Season: May-October Other Notes: Used to make a blue dye 
U
Unohana
eng: slender deutzia Kana: ウノハナ
Kanji: 卯の花 Bloom Season: April-May 
Y
YabuKanzou
eng: Kwanso Daylily Kana: ヤブカンゾウ
Kanji: 藪萱草 Bloom Season: Mid Spring 
Yamabuki
eng: Kerria rose Kana: ヤマブキ
Kanji: 山吹 Bloom Season: April-May Other Notes: Poetically linked to Omi Province (modern day Shiga Prefecture) 
yugao
eng: moonflower Other Names: Evening Face
Kana: ユウガオ Kanji: 夕顔 Bloom Season: Late June-October 
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Alphabetical by English Name
A
Aster
jp: Shion Kana: シオン
Kanji: 紫苑 Bloom Season: September Other Notes: Have no fragrance 
B
Bush Clover
jp: hagi Other Names: Japanese Clover
Kana: ハギ Kanji: 萩 Bloom Season: Autumn 
C
Cherry (Blossoms)
Jp: sakura Kana: サクラ
Kanji: 桜 Bloom Season: Late March-Mid May Other Notes: Occasionally refered to simply as "hana" or "blossoms" in the Tale, symbol for spring in general 
Chrysanthemum
jp: kiku Kana: キク
Kanji: 菊 Bloom Season: Late summer-early winter 
clematis tamakazura
jp: tamakazura Kana: タマカズラ
Kanji: 玉鬘 Bloom Season: Summer Other Notes: Translated as Tendril Wreath (Tyler) 
D
Dayflower
jp: tsuyukusa Kana: ツユクサ
Kanji: 露草 Bloom Season: May-October Other notes: Used to make a blue dye 
F
flowering evergreen
jp: sakaki Kana: サカキ
Kanji: 榊 Bloom Season: May-June Other Notes: Sacred to Shinto rituals and practice 
G
gardenia
jp: kuchinashi Kana: クチナシ
Kanji: 梔子 Bloom Season: Spring-Fall Other Notes: Used in dyeing 
gillyflower
jp: nadeshiko Other Names: Pinks
Kana: ナデシコ Kanji: 撫子 Bloom Season: Summer Other Notes: in the Tale it is used to refer to the "child" i.e. Tamakazura 
gillyflower
jp: tokonatsu Other Names: Pinks
Kana: トコナツ Kanji: 常夏 Bloom Season: Summer Other Notes: in the Tale it is used to refer to the "mother" i.e. Yugao 
I
Iris
jp: Ayame Other Names: Sweet Flag
Kana: アヤメ Kanji: 菖蒲 Bloom Season: Spring-Summer 
J
japanese star anise
JP: shikimi Kana: シキミ
Kanji: 樒 Bloom time: Spring Other Notes: Associated with Buddhist practice 
K
kerria rose
jp: yamabuki Kana: ヤマブキ
Kanji: 山吹 Bloom Season: April-May Other Notes: Poetically linked to Omi Province (modern day Shiga Prefecture) 
kwanso daylily
jp: Yabukanzou Kana: ヤブカンゾウ
Kanji: 藪萱草 Bloom Season: Mid Spring 
L
Lotus
jp: hasu Kana: ハス
Kanji: 蓮 Bloom Season: June-July 
M
maidenflower
jp: ominaeshi Other Names: Golden Lace
Kana: オミナエシ Kanji: 女郎花 Bloom Season: June-September 
moonflower
jp: yugao Other Names: Evening Face
Kana: ユウガオ Kanji: 夕顔 Bloom Season: Late June-October 
Morning Glory
jp: asagao Other Names: Bluebells
Kana: アサガオ Kanji: 朝顔 Bloom Season: Mid April-Late May 
P
Purple Gromwell
jp: Murasaki Kana: ムラサキ
Kanji: 紫 Bloom Season: June-September Other Notes: Roots used in dyeing 
R
Rose
jp: bara Kana: バラ
Kanji: 薔薇 Bloom Season: Mid Spring-Fall 
S
Safflower
jp: suetsumuhana Other Names: Benibana (Modern Japanese)
Kana: ベニバナ, スエツムハナ (archaic) Kanji: 紅花 Bloom Season: Mid Summer-Fall Other Notes: Used to make a scarlet dye 
Slender deutzia
jp: unohana Kana: ウノハナ
Kanji: 卯の花 Bloom Season: April-May 
T
thoroughwort
jp: fujibakama Kana: フジバカマ
Kanji: 藤袴 Bloom Season: August-October 
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