The Helonias kawanoi, Arabis serrata var. glauca, Viola alliariifolia, Anemone soyensis and Rhododendron aureum are blooming from the area near Mt. Kurodake’s 9th Station.
Near the peak, the Rhododendron aureum, Potentilla miyabei, Arcterica nana, Loiseleuria procumbens, Diapensia lapponica subsp. obovata, and Arctous alpinus var. japonicus are blooming.
In particular, the Diapensia lapponica subsp. obovata and Loiseleuria procumbens are seen spreading out throughout the area.
The warm temperatures since the end of May seem to have accelerated blooming somewhat in areas subjected to strong winds.
Surprisingly, a single Dicentra peregrina was found blooming just below the peak.
It is very early to be seeing this flower.
Although nothing is certain, as everything depends on the weather, it is unlikely that cold winter-like temperatures will return, and therefore the blooming is expected to continue.
It has rained since early this morning.
The wind picked up and thunder could be heard in the distance.
Visibility also deteriorated, so this is as far as I am able to report today.
Photos: Rhododendron aureum at the Mt. Kurodake peak (left) and Loiseleuria procumbens near
the peak (right) Jun. 10
Near the peak, the Rhododendron aureum, Potentilla miyabei, Arcterica nana, Loiseleuria procumbens, Diapensia lapponica subsp. obovata, and Arctous alpinus var. japonicus are blooming.
In particular, the Diapensia lapponica subsp. obovata and Loiseleuria procumbens are seen spreading out throughout the area.
The warm temperatures since the end of May seem to have accelerated blooming somewhat in areas subjected to strong winds.
Surprisingly, a single Dicentra peregrina was found blooming just below the peak.
It is very early to be seeing this flower.
Although nothing is certain, as everything depends on the weather, it is unlikely that cold winter-like temperatures will return, and therefore the blooming is expected to continue.
It has rained since early this morning.
The wind picked up and thunder could be heard in the distance.
Visibility also deteriorated, so this is as far as I am able to report today.
Photos: Rhododendron aureum at the Mt. Kurodake peak (left) and Loiseleuria procumbens near
the peak (right) Jun. 10
