Somei Yoshino, a birthday flower of March 28th

If you were born on March 28th, you are very lucky that one of your birthday flowers is Somei Yoshino. Because, while "cherry blossoms" in general represent several different birth dates, Somei Yoshino only has one date - the 28th of March.

Somei Yoshino is a variety of cherry blossom. In Japan, it is the main variety that people adorn. It is the one that the cherry blossom forecasts report on, the ones that are celebrated with festivals and night light up. And it is the one that is in bloom right now in the greater area of Tokyo. I took the photo in this post today!

In general, the hanakotoba (language of flowers) of cherry blossoms is "beauty of spirit" and "a graceful woman". But the meaning of "somei yoshino" specifically is "purity" and "outstanding beauty". Right now, there is outstanding beauty everywhere!