noun
Polemonium kiushianum; a species of Jacob's ladder
A flowering plant native to Japan, specifically the species Polemonium kiushianum. The name is usually written in katakana as ハナシノブ.
ハナシノブは山地の草地に生える多年草です。
Hanashinobu is a perennial plant that grows in mountainous grasslands.
The name ハナシノブ (花忍) literally means 'flower ninja' or 'hidden flower', but the exact origin of the name is uncertain. It may refer to the delicate, hidden beauty of the flowers.