lingering flower; last flower on the branch
Poetic expression for a flower that remains after others have fallen, often evoking the end of a season or a sense of transience.
At the end of autumn, a single lingering flower was blooming.
Compound of 名残 (なごり, 'remnant, trace') and 花 (はな, 'flower'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression is conventionally associated with the poetic image of a last remaining flower.