ホザキシモツケ

noun

Spiraea salicifolia; willowleaf meadowsweet

A species of spirea with willow-like leaves and pink flower spikes. Botanical term; in everyday contexts, the katakana name is used.

• ホザキシモツケは湿しっ地ちに生はえる落らく葉よう低てい木ぼくです。

  Spiraea salicifolia is a deciduous shrub that grows in wetlands.

• 庭にわにホザキシモツケを植うえてみました。

  I planted a willowleaf meadowsweet in my garden.