花はな大だい根こん

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.

• 花はな大だい根こんは夕ゆう方がたになると甘あまい香かおりを放はなつ。

  Sweet rocket releases a sweet fragrance in the evening.

noun

Chinese violet cress

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

• 花はな大だい根こんはオオアラセイトウとも呼よばれることがある。

  花大根 is sometimes also called オオアラセイトウ.