シジミバナ

noun

bridal-wreath spirea; Spiraea prunifolia

A deciduous shrub with small white flowers, native to East Asia. The name シジミバナ comes from the resemblance of its buds to freshwater clams (シジミ).

• 庭にわにシジミバナが咲さいている。

  Bridal-wreath spirea is blooming in the garden.

• シジミバナは春はるに白しろい小こ花ばなをたくさんつける。

  Bridal-wreath spirea produces many small white flowers in spring.