#prunus mume

ileftmyheartintokyo:

琳派紅梅-1by Nobuhiro Suhara
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20160114-DSC08546 　ウメ/Prunus mume　バラ科サクラ属。 英名 Japanese apricot 京都府立植物園/Photo was taken in The Kyoto Botanical Garden

Handy reference chart showing the difference between blossoms (ume/plum, momo/peach, sakura/cherry, anzu/apricot, ringo/apple). Note the colors, how the buds sit on branches, and of course petals shapes.

Apricot and apple are veeeery rare as kimono/obi patterns. Morover, what I usually simply call “plum” (ume) is in exactly the Prunus mume (or Japanese apricot/plum) and come with red/white/pinkish flowers.