The vibrant blue color of the flowers often represents peace, tranquility, and openness. Iris ensata, commonly known as the ...

Tourists are turning out to stroll the flower-lined grounds of Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, and enjoy the millions of baby blue nemophila now blanketing its bucolic hills.

In hanakotoba, morning glory flowers mean willful promises. In Japanese culture, the deep-blue, trumpet-shaped blossoms and ...