Haiku about Spring (25)

先駆けて春を告げるや福寿草

sakigake te  haru o tsugeru ya  fukujuso

the herald of spring

appearing ―

Far East Amur adonis

別名は雪の花なり福寿草

betsumei wa  yuki no hana nari  fukujuso

another name

snow flower ―

Amur adonis

 

  According to the Korean Movie & Drama Database HANCINEMA,  Far East Amur adonis  is written as 福寿草 (fukujuso） in Chinese characters, which means the plant of luck and longevity.

Please check out the following blog, and you will know about this plant better.

http://www.hancinema.net/adonis-herald-of-spring-39328.html

―　Hidenori Hiruta