16 Japanese Flowers
Himawari
Ume
Asagad
Kaneshan
Ajisai
Kinmokusai
Akaibara
Sakurasou
Akaichurippu
Sumire
Rabenda
Momo
Sakura
Kiku
Popularity of Use
A % E % I % O % U %
10 62% 5 31% 8 50% 5 31% 8 50%
B % C % D % F % G %
4 25% 1 6% 1 6% 0 0% 1 6%
H % J % K % L % M %
4 25% 1 6% 7 43% 0 0% 5 31%
N % P % Q % R % S %
3 20% 1 6% 0 0% 7 43% 9 56%
T % V % W % X % Y %
1 6% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Z %
0 0%
Flowers by Popularity
62% A:
56% A, S:
50% A, S, I, U:
43% A, S, I, U, R:
40% A, S, I, U, R, K: Sakura, Kiku
33% A, S, I, U, R, K, E, O, M: Momo, Sumire,
Sakurasou,
Ume,
25% A, S, I, U, R, K, E, O, M, B, H: Shobu,
Akaibara,
20% A, S, I, U, R, K, E, O, M, B, H, N, W: Rabenda,
Kaneshan,
Himawari,
Kinmokusai,
6% A, S, I, U, R, K, E, O, M, B, H, N, C, D, G, J, P: Akaichurippu,
Ajisai, Asagao,
Tsubaki,
0% F, L, Q, V, X, Y, Z
Conclusion: know to 40% of the population at the time know the Sakura (cherry blossom) and Kiku (Chrysanthenum) are the earliest named japanese flowers. Given these plants are common to Asia its possible these are plant names bought to Japan by the early peoples as they migrate. This is not the full list of Japanese flowers, so greater consideration is required.
33% Momo (Peach tree) are common in Southern Alpine Japan.
25% The Shobu grows in wetlands. Akaibara (Rose) are native to Eastern Asia.
At 20% Sunflowers put in an appearance...
There is a movement from flowers common in Korea and china... to plants common in southern alpine regions of Japan... to flowers from wetland areas... to introduced garden plants.
The movement from mountain region/forest plants to wetland will be around the time rice cultivation occurs.
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