蛍ほたる袋ぶくろ

noun

bellflower; Campanula punctata

A perennial plant with bell-shaped flowers, native to East Asia. The Japanese name literally means 'firefly bag', referring to the traditional use of the flowers as containers for fireflies.

• 庭にわに蛍ほたる袋ぶくろが咲さいている。

  Bellflowers are blooming in the garden.

• 蛍ほたる袋ぶくろの花はなは下した向むきに咲さく。

  The flowers of the bellflower bloom facing downward.