noun
sweet rocket; dame's rocket; dame's violet; damask violet
Refers to the flowering plant Hesperis matronalis, known for its fragrant purple or white flowers.
花大根は夕方になると甘い香りを放つ。
Sweet rocket releases a sweet fragrance in the evening.
noun
Refers to Orychophragmus violaceus, a different plant often confused with sweet rocket. See also オオアラセイトウ.
See also: オオアラセイトウ
花大根はオオアラセイトウとも呼ばれることがある。
花大根 is sometimes also called オオアラセイトウ.
オオアラセイトウ is another name for the same plant as sense 2, Orychophragmus violaceus, and is sometimes used interchangeably with 花大根.
The name 花大根 (flower radish) likely comes from the resemblance of its flowers to those of the radish plant.