ホウセンカ

noun

garden balsam; touch-me-not

Refers to the flowering plant Impatiens balsamina, commonly grown in gardens. The name 'touch-me-not' comes from the explosive seed pods.

• 祖そ母ぼの庭にわには毎まい年としホウセンカが咲さく。

  Garden balsams bloom in my grandmother's garden every year.

• ホウセンカの実みは触さわると種たねがはじける。

  When you touch a garden balsam seed pod, the seeds pop out.