Botanlcal Garden Of Everyday Life
Special Program at the Boatnical Garden of Everyday Life
Special Program at the Botanical Garden of Everyday Life:
Traditional Primroses
Traditional Primroses
| Period | Apr 17 (Tue), 2012- May 6 (Sun), 2012 |
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| Venue | Botanical Garden of Everyday Life, National Museum of Japanese History |
| Admissions | ¥100 Groups of 20 or more: ¥50 per person * Free admission for children junior high school age and younger * Free admission for high school students every Saturday * Free admission on April 29 (Sunday, national holiday), Rekihaku's "Midori no Hi" ("Greenery Day".) |
| Hours | 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (no entrance after 4:00 p.m.) |
| Closed | Apr 23 (Mon) |
| Sponsor | National Museum of Japanese History |
Outline of Exhibition
The Botanical Garden of Everyday Life has held primrose exhibitions under the title “Traditional Primroses” since 2002. “Traditional Primroses” refer to a series of primroses of many varieties which were produced from the unique flowers found in the wild species by plantsmen after the middle of the Edo Period. The colors of the flowers vary from red to white, and the shapes of the petals also vary from a flat shape to a pincer-shaped. Because the primroses have such a variety of colors and petals, about 300 varieties of primroses, including the double-flowered varieties that were produced in recent years and the wild species, will be exhibited. The traditional appreciation method will also be reproduced in the primrose flower bed donated in 2003. In addition, how to grow and enjoy them will be explained with panels.
Exhibition Lineup
The primroses will be displayed mainly in pots. A pot will have four buds, and two pots for each variety will be displayed in the tiered primrose display stand, around the Azuma-ya, in two greenhouses, and the Yoshizu exhibition hall. The primroses produced in the Edo period will be displayed on the display stand and also in planters.
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Tiered primrose display stand |
Ekiro no suzu |
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Murasakikagari |
Shiragajishi |
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Hamachikage |
Sakenoya |
Note: Please note that items in the exhibition are subject to change.
