Zinnia elegance/Zinnia. Asteraceae. Asterales. Magnoliposida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Common zinnia. Elegant zinnia Native to/Mexico Symbolism/Enduring friendship. perseverance. *Orange zinnia:Conveys joy. warmth and positivity *Genus of 20 species *Upright, bushy annual bearing lightly hairy, ovate to lance-shaped leaves,to 3in(8cm)long Daisy like, broad-petaled flowerheads, to 1 3/4in(4.5cm)across *Zinnia elegans was first collected in 1789 at Tixtla, Guerrero by Sesse and Mocino. It was formally described as Zinnia violacea by Cavanilles in 1791. Zinnia elegans was described by Jacquin in 1792. *The genus was named by Carl von Linne after the German botanist Johann Gottfried Zin, who described the spcies known as Zinnia peruviana. Photographed 9/27 8:52am 2025 Posted 9/29(Monday) 11:54am 2025
Good evening always good thank you It’s been a while Zinnia That s nice My eyesight isn’t so good right now but l m having tun 😃 The little details are nice Let s continue to have fun 🌺
Good morning. Your Zinnia is very beautiful. Your flowers are treating my heart. Thank you so much. My next post will introduce my healthy zinnias, please check it. Have a nice day.
Good mornevening, Yuming ! 🌅🌃 Your photo of the zinnias is a mutud pink. It has an elegant feel and is perfect for Yuming.😊😄👌 Oni-chan also posted a photo of zinnias on September 17th of this year, and I received a lot of "likes(いいね!)" from Hana-tomo(花友)-san.🤗✌️ Zinnia is called 百日草(Hyaku-nichi-sou) in Japan, because the flowers bloom for a long term(ex. for 100 days).🤩😃🌞✌️ Hoitara-ne. 👋👋👋🌃✨🎠✨
@ラスカル Good morning! ☀️ how are you? Thank you for a message. I feel better ~(stomachache). I just take “OTAISAN”🙄 a day. Right, after I take, I feel better. how come? …if it as it is, I will see my doctor. 😣(iya~ne)! Sorry for talking about my things. I hope we are having a good day with our good health! ✌️ with smile 😊
@花散歩 Thank you for a message. “katatsumuri”…’snail’… When I was a little girl, I saw a lot of them and enjoyed with them. …put it on the arm, it’s cool(tsumetai)…(1964~). 💕 sweet memories You say you can’t see them today. Time has been changed. 😕 We still look for nature, right?! Let’s go ~ together! Have a nice day. with smile 😊
@グリーン芝 Thank you for a message. How is your eye 👁️ sight? I understand that. Take care of you(kiotsukekete kudasai ne). 💕 We are together on GS. (itsumo isho) Have a good day! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Good morning! 🌞 good day That’s right. “Muted Pink” I am happy to see lady at this time. Every day is coming. Happiness, peace~ I go for today and tomorrow. Nice time to be with you, bro(oni~san) with smile, always 😊
ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ Good evening thank you for your hard work Your eyes will get blurry you look at it for a long l m doing it slowly with some space between Thakyouasalways tor the great pic
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your happy message. 😄👌 Here in Japan🇯🇵, it's finally starting to get cooler in October.🍂😊🤗 In Japan🇯🇵, October has traditionally been called "Kannazuki(神無月)".🤔 Kannazuki means the month of no gods. In this month, all the gods of Japan go to Izumo(出雲), so the gods are gone from their respective places.😀✌️ So we call "Kamiarizuki(神在月)" the month when deities gather in Izumo(出雲). 🍶🎶🍻🤴 That's interesting.🤭🤗🌞✌️ Hoitara-ne. 👋👋👋
@ラスカル Good morning! 😃 Thank you for a message. I know…I have this one and ‘Seirogan’. Since I was born ~ (kore dake). I do not depend on the medicines. Last minute, 😣I will have to~ and I will take it. Today~ my stomach hurts getting a little better. 🙄age…(iya ne). How are you? You have been well ~ better~. I hope. I will be with you. Nice day together! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Thank you for a message. That’s right. I learned about the story when I was in high school. “Kobun”/subject…☹️l did not like~. However I started studying of “Genji-Monogatari”, I gradually like 👍 old story in Japan.(1975). Still I remember…’Aoi no Ue’ story. love. Suffering ~ and . In those days in Japan. Let’s have a good day together! with our smiles 😊😊
Good morning.☺️✨ The orange color of zinnias is so cute and lovely. We have zinnias in our garden too🤍💛💖💗💜, five different colors blooming in the flower beds. They have been enjoyed for a long time and are also known as zinnias. The orange ones haven't bloomed yet. Thank you for showing them. 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your nostalgic story in Japan(1975). 😄👌 It was wonderful that you started studying of "The Tale of Genji."📕🧐 The story of "The Tale of Genji" focuses on the relationships between the hero, Hikaru Genji, and the many women around him. 🥰👩😍😆🤗 It's set in the aristocratic society of the time, with everyone ambitions and hungry for power. ⚔️🫅💪🏛️ Murasaki Shikibu💜 quietly observed people around her🧐 and, out of that experience, wrote a masterpiece of Japanese literature. 📕🖌️🤔👌 She said: "Storytelling begins with the urgent need to give expression to all things human, good and bad, that you long to hand down to posterity." 👩🦰🗒️🖊️ Hoitara-ne ! 😴💤🌌✨🎠 Today(10/3) is "Tozan no Hi."🌞✌️
@デュランサ Thank you for a message. I posted this lady before, but I took a her before her blooms. lovely one This lady…I went to the hospital. She was blooming quietly beside the hospital entrance door. You do your gardening! How nice. It makes you healthy. Have a good day! with smile 😊
@ゆうさん Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. Yes~ it’s getting cooler. Colder soon! Let’s have a good time together on GS. We have a nice day! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Good morning! ☀️ How are you? …I am not fine🙄 I have a slight stomachache all the time for a week. When I take “Ota’s Isan”=OTAISAN made in Japan🇯🇵(as you know). You know…every person has weak months. My weak months are in May & October. See~ it’s now. I will see my Dr. soon. I know~ he will say to me “oh it’s October” “do you want to go for check your stomach?”😔 … (yannatchau), How do you say this in your dialect? Anyway~ I will see ~ I swim in the water/it’s temperature is 78~79f. It’s unbelievably low. Probably there is nowhere in Japan. 😨cold~ cold for 75 minutes. When I was in Japan, I still swim somewhere. At my Hotel/CONRAD & HILTON. Or city public swimming pools at Hakodate. …all of the places set the water temperature with 82~84. …see this is Japan 🇯🇵. 👏 Anyway I will go for~ keep being my best. You are so healthy man! Great! 👏 you thank to your wife! 💕 …long talk~ see U. Sonjya~ ne😊
Zinnias are also called zinnias because they bloom for about 100 days, making them a flower that can be enjoyed for a long time. While some flowers are fleeting, it's nice to have flowers that can be enjoyed for a long time. 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ I'm fine thank Yuming ! 😄👌 Oni-chang feel sorry for Yuming because you have a slight stomach ache for a week in May or October when the weather is nice.☀️😣😢 ◾️Here are some possible reasons why you might have a slight stomach ache:🤔 ・Disturbances in the autonomic nervous system due to temperature differences 🥵🥶 ・Stress of seasonal changes😔 ◾️Possible valid solutions are: ・Warm up with warm food 🥘🍲 and belly warmers 👚 ・Live a regular life 🕰️🌅🌃 ・Find ways to relieve stress😌 So, I think the water temperature 78〜79 f. is too cold for Yuming to swim.🏊♀️💦 Now, Let's get started ! 🌞✌️ Hoitara-ne.👋👋👋
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) Dear. friend, Thank you for your quick response. I'm glad to watch your photos. All of your flowers are treated for me. Please enjoy your day 😊.
@デュランサ Thanks for a message. It’s getting colder here. I put my electric blanket last night. I felt ~ cold to sleep. Let’s enjoy Autumn 🍂 ~ have a nice day! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. lovely Today~ I wore sweat bathing suit. Scuba divers wear. I have lots of them. Fashion/ keep my body warm for 75 minutes in the water(79°F). My fighting point is ~ I am in the cold water every day. And I may have ‘Rheumatism’. in the future. I will still bet my life to swim. (You can’t believe this?!). * I swim 1.5 km/day. 45km/month Every one has his own hobby and different interests. I respect that. We will g he ave a nice day today and tomorrow! with smile 😊
Good morning.☺️✨🍁🍂🍃 That's right. It's cold in my pajamas at night unless I wear long sleeves 🤭, so I've started using a summer futon instead of a towel blanket. It's been raining since last night ☔. I'm going out to buy a week's worth of groceries 🛒. I hope you have a wonderful day today. 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your swimming message.🏊♀️💦😄👌 I have also put on scuba divers wear and dived into the ocean.🌊🥽💦 But I can't dive unless I attach weights to my body. 🧿🪬🐟 Oni-chang can't believe Yuming will still bet your life to swim.🏊♀️💦 Swimming every day like you would make me smarter. I'd love to see Yuming in your scuba diving sweatsuit.🏊♀️🌊🥽👩👌 Please show us that in the next icon photo. 😁🤭🤗🥰 Yuming, don't get Rheumatism ! 🙅♀️ I think I'll start swimming again at the gym. 🤔🏊♂️🥽💦 Hoitara-ne ! 😴💤🌌✨🎠✨
@デュランサ Thank you for a message. Yes, it’s getting colder every. … we will take care of ourselves well. We are together on GS. Let’s have a great day! with our smiles 😊😊
@太陽の塔 😆you made laugh! Ok~ I will try to show my wearing sweatsuit at my club. later~ Thank you for thinking of me. I am always fighting with the cold water at swimming pool. I am still ok. For 75 minutes everyday. I will still go for with 3 mm wetsuit & gloves. Survival!🙌 How are you? You are active person. How you eat? You ask your wife. I do my best for me and to my partner. Life~ enjoying ~ ‘positive’😊
Hello. 🤗🩷🤍 Right now, four gardeners are here, pruning the trees in our garden and fields. They've done what they can at home, but there are some trees that just can't be pruned, like Japanese white pine and Japanese cypress, and they plan to finish in one day. However, the weather is ☔ rainy on and off, so it might be difficult🦆. I'm relaxing at home today. I hope you have a wonderful day🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your trying to show your wearning sweat suit.🌊🏊♀️💦 By the way, Their Majesties the Emperor🤴 and Empress👸 of Japan🇯🇵 went to the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden yesterday, and They visited alpine plants and other things.🪴🌼🏔️😊🥶👌 And today, They are scheduled to visit the United Nations🇺🇳 Pavilion and other attractions at the Osaka Kansai Expo. 💙♥️👀 Hoitara-next-Expo !🌞✌️ (ex to Ex ga kake-kotoba deshita.🙇)
@デュランサ How nice! Take your time~ and have a good day. You do not do any sports? Well~ walking(yes. You do), hiking, … I know. I can’t find another sport except swimming/walking. I miss skiing, playing tennis in those days(1970’s). You will have a nice time with your family. It’s precious. Take care of your family. with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Thank you for a message… It’s soon 🔜 it will be closed KANSAI EXPO. I appreciate you showed a lots of photos…making a long line to get in the pavilions. …👏 Thank you so much. Your photos on GS will be very precious soon ~ or later. Let’s have a nice day together! with smile 😊
Yesterday ☔ it rained on and off, and in between the rain the gardener came to weed the garden and take care of the roses 🌹. Then during the break I gave the gardener some drinks and food, and then we relaxed. I haven't planted the potted flower seedlings yet, but I need to transplant them into potted plants. I'm currently on my way to Red Hill Heather Forest in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture by car 🚙. "I'm off" to see the flowers 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your lovely message! The Kansai Expo will close on October 13th.😢😭💦 Oni-chang will be going to Kansai Expo one last time🖕on October 11th.🚶♀️💦 It's very sad to think that this is the last time we'll see it.😭🌞✌️ Hoitara-nen-ne.😴😢💤🌃
@デュランサ Thank you for a message. Good one! It’s getting colder ~ we will take care of ourselves. Keep being warm. Still ~ seeing autumn 🍂 flowers ~ Have a good day! with smile 😊
My interpretation has changed a bit, but the gardener pruned the trees and finished in one day. I'm glad he was able to do it despite the bad weather on Sunday. Yesterday, I heard that a chestnut butterfly 🦋 had come to Red Hill Heather Forest to fly to the Eupatorium japonicum, so I went out with my husband driving 🚙 to see other flowers. 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your kind message !🤗👌 It has been announced that Typhoon#22(台風22号) will not reack Kansai, so I've decided to go to the Kansai Expo two times, on October 9th and 10th.💙♥️👀✌️ It was cloudy last night, but I was able to see the Harvest Moon between the clouds. 🌕☁️🤔😄🐇🤭 Hoitara-ne. 🎑🌾
Good morning. ☺️✨ It seems that the Chestnut Butterfly 🦋 is attracted by the scent of the Eupatorium japonica. However, the buds here have only just begun to appear, and the Eupatorium japonica planted near the pond has already grown tall and bloomed. I smelled the scent and it was indeed lovely. Perhaps the Chestnut Butterfly 🦋 will be arriving soon 🦆. 🐰💗
@太陽の塔 I know…you know…typhoons come in August/September…so far~ It’s late than usual. I heard about news of typhoon 🌀 from 🇯🇵. We will have a good day! with smile 😊
I've been growing "Eupatorium fleabane" flowers in a pot in my garden since last year, but they died midway through due to the extreme heat. I was hoping that the Chestnut Butterfly 🦋 would come this year. So I've welcomed some new ones, and although they're still in bud, I can't wait for them to bloom. 🐰💗
I'm growing "Fujibakama flowers" and they've turned into "Elephant's Fleabane" 😟 The "Fujibakama" I posted about today is still in buds, so I don't think the Chestnut Butterfly 🦋 will come to my house 🙆🏻
While I was out, I tried smelling the scent of Fujibakama. The reason why the chestnut butterflies 🦋 come looking for the flowers is because they smell so good. I see. Yes ♡ Thank you. 🐰💗
The flowers in my garden, the Fujibakama, are still in bud and I don't mind them changing much, so I won't be doing the Chestnut Butterfly🦋😩. I'd like to see them with my own eyes👀 at least once. 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your typhoon message.😊🌀💦 Typhoon hit Japan every year in September or October, but there were no typhoons in the Kansai region during the Expo period which concluded on October 13th this year. I feel sorry for the people in the areas where the typhoon hit, but Kansai was lucky. 😊 The Kansai Expo will close today. 😢 Hoitara-ne. 😴💤🌃👋👋
@デュランサ Good! In my garden…I have not seen butterflies 🦋 ~but we can see harming 🐦birds. I sling a sweet water bottle on the tree. They come~ tiny, quite ones! Enjoyable Good day! 😊
@太陽の塔 Thank you for a message. Yes. It will be closed soon. You had a great trips and showed the the nice photos. Thank you. 👏👏👏👏👏 We will have a good day today and tomorrow! Everyday is coming. 😊
In the morning, you can hear the birds chirping, and the air feels fresh, like an autumn sky. When persimmons grow in the fields, they become a favorite food for birds. Yesterday, I harvested a variety of persimmon called "Fudegaki." My daughter came to my house, so I gave her some. I wonder if I'll be able to harvest "Fuyu Gaki" as well if I wait a little longer. ☺️✨
"Fude-kaki" has a pointed tip and is shaped like a "shibu-kaki" (astringent persimmon), but it seems that its shape, like a calligraphy brush, is what gives it its name, resembling the "tip of a calligraphy brush." "Fuyu-kaki" will soon turn color and have a different shape. The persimmons you see in stores are these "Fuyu-kaki." Both "Fude-kaki" and "Fuyu-kaki" are sweet and delicious. 😋
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your kind message ! Yuming always have a positive mindset. 🤗😊😄👌 Oni-chang will live my life with that attitude. 🌞✌️ Hoitara-ne ! 😴💤🌃✨
@デュランサ Thank you for a message. Have you learned about that when you were high school time? I did. I learned “shodou-class”for three years when I was high school. I learned “ki no Tsurayuki”. (fude gaki) it was my memory. You do~ shodou, too. Let’s do our hobby. Good day! 😊
I learned calligraphy when I was in elementary school, and I also had my children learn it. "Fude-kaki" is a persimmon that you can eat. Thank you for your hard work today. 🐰💗
@デュランサ Thank you for a message. That’s right! …I remember I started “shodou”when I was 6 years old(1964). You are some years younger than me. However we were in the same generation. 👍 nice day together!
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) When I was learning calligraphy, I didn't really understand it, but when I watched my children, I could see the change from their quirky handwriting to the beautiful handwriting that the calligraphy teacher taught them, and I'm glad I had them learn it. Beautiful handwriting also looks beautiful. 🐰💗
@デュランサ Thank you for a message. “Shodou”… I started to learn in 1964. And I finish this hobby in 1976. With “Ki no Tsurayuki” I wrote … 20 sheets~. I respect him. Every one his own hobby.
It’s getting colder here. I turned on the heater this morning. “Where is Autumn “? As the temperature Good day together! with smile 😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) Learning calligraphy helps you to calm down mentally, and it's so satisfying to be able to write beautiful characters. The temperature is quite low, isn't it? It's hot during the day and cold in the morning and evening, but there's no need to turn on the air conditioner. Please stay warm and enjoy your time 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ 😊Because, When I first saw the picture of your icon, I thought you were cute.👧👖 First impressions are important ! 🌞 Thank Yuming for your continued support.🙇💪🥰🤭
@太陽の塔 Thank you for a lovely message. Am I still looking ok? I recently try to gain one ☝️ pound. Now I will keep my weight 97 pounds.(before 96 pounds). Happy day with smile 😊 See you ~
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your opening up about your weight. Yuming are still looking nice ! 🏌️♀️⛳️😊👌 I think your appearance is still appropriate for your age and has a calm, mature feel. 🤔😄✌️ Your weight of 44kg seems a little underweight. (In Japan🇯🇵, we say Yassepochy.)☺️ So, I think it would be better if Yuming gained a little weight up to 50kg, as it would make you look plumper.🙆♀️✌️ I'm sorry for talking to wowan about your weight.🙇🌞✌️ Hoitara-ne ! 👋👋👋
@太陽の塔 Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. I understand that I should gain more till ~110. 🫨no I can’t go back 110 pounds. …when I was 40s~, I had 110 pounds. 50s~105 pounds. Now~ what I have. I talked my best friend (in Yokohama). She needs to loose her weight. I need to gain ~ it’s easy for me. #1 have some sugar. (I do not have sugar at all except cooking sugar). #2 eat one more meal. I usually eat veggies 🥗 and fruits 🍉. Buckwheat noodles(Nihon soba). Fish/shrimp Using only 100% extra virgin olive oil. …too much talking ~ Anyway, thank you for your advice. Yes! I will try to gain a little bit (sukoshi) ne! ~ Now I am thinking of eating 🌭 🍔, 🍕. 😋 I have not eaten these for a couple of years. Our life is just once. We will eat whatever we want to ~ right? Have a nice day! 😊😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for the detailed explanation. 😊👌 Oni-chang appreciate the detailed situation and your thought.😄😉 I don't think it's good for Yuming to eat hot dogs🌭, hamburgers🍔, or pizza🍕, 🙅♀️ I think you should eat more fruits. 🍌🍎🍊🥭🍋🥝 Eating too many fruits can make you gain weight because they are high in fructose.😋 However, fruits are also high in potassiam, so they can cause adverse effects if you have kindly problems, so please be careful. Hoitara-ne ! 😴✌️
@太陽の塔 Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. I feel I have been ok with fruits. 2~3 kind fruits every day. Today, I will have watermelon 🍉(as usual), Asian Pear, and pineapple 🍍. I have another fruits in the refrigerator/apples, grapes, bananas, ficus caria(ichijiku). Ichijiku…I had got a lots of this ones. from the my best friend at the CLUB. Do you eat this fruit? How? 🙃 This tree was in my mother’s house garden in Tokyo. …I have no idea~ It’s getting cooler/colder! Let’s have a nice day today and tomorrow. 😊😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your favorite fruits information.😊😋😄👌 Of all fruits, I also like figs(ichijiku) best ! 🥭😍✌️ It's very tasty and very healthy food. How wonderful it is to have this tree in your mother's house ! 🌳🥭😋👌 How is your mother's situation ? 🤔 Dose your mother still call you "Yumiko-chan" ? 🤭😄 It's getting cold here in Japan🇯🇵 too, but Osaka🏯 is warmer and more comfortable than Tokyo🗼. By the way, I bought Tamba black soybeans in Tamba Sasayama the other day. They are very good taste. Hoitara-ne ! 🌞✌️
@太陽の塔 Good morning! 🌞 how are you? I am not fine. Because my swimming pool temperature was pretty low/77F 😖It’s hard to swim for 75 minutes. I have wetsuits. I am survived. However…my friends…😠😤
I saw you daily flowers. Nice ones. Every day is coming. likely Let’s go! Good day together. 😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your swimming story ! 🏊♀️💦😢 The water temperature of 77 degrees F is too cold for you to swim.🥶😣 Should I complain to the pool temperature control manager ? 💢😡 By the way, the other day, we went to Tanba Sasayama in Hyogo Prefecture.🚙💨⛰️🌲🌳 Oni-chang was happy to be able to eat lots of black edamame🫛 beans🫘 and chestnuts 🌰.😋👌 The Mont Blanc made with fseshly squeezed chestnuts was especially delicious. 😋🤗 I posted the photos to GS of a shop clerk squeezing chestnuts.🌰🍦 Please look at the photos of squeezing ! 🍦✌️ Hoitara-ne. 🌞
@太陽の塔 Good morning! Sorry I talked about my swimming pool temperature. 😅boredom! “Edamame” I eat this all the time. When you eat edamame, do you press the edamame as it is? Me…I peel the edamame again(skin off). And eat. This has a small story. My mother asked me “how you know how eat edamame like this?”/my mother eats normally. I assume my father taught me how to eat edamame when I was around 3 years old. (mitsugo no tamashi hyaku made mo). Have I told about my father and grandfather? Both of them became surgeons(1940~1950s). It’s today’s Iwate Medical University(Iwate Idai). Both of them had their shot lives. Too much work and ~ like some people died earlier. Anyway…I was talking about edamame! Try how you eat?
‘Edamame no ohanashi deshita’😊 Have a nice day! I will see your photos.
Commonly called/Common zinnia. Elegant zinnia
Native to/Mexico
Symbolism/Enduring friendship. perseverance.
*Orange zinnia:Conveys joy. warmth and positivity
*Genus of 20 species
*Upright, bushy annual bearing lightly hairy, ovate to lance-shaped leaves,to 3in(8cm)long
Daisy like, broad-petaled flowerheads, to 1 3/4in(4.5cm)across
*Zinnia elegans was first collected in 1789 at Tixtla, Guerrero by Sesse and Mocino.
It was formally described as Zinnia violacea by Cavanilles in 1791.
Zinnia elegans was described by Jacquin in 1792.
*The genus was named by Carl von Linne after the German botanist Johann Gottfried Zin, who described the spcies known as Zinnia peruviana.
Photographed 9/27 8:52am 2025
Posted 9/29(Monday) 11:54am 2025