Grass Cherry blossom

Following the cherry blossom season in spring, you can enjoy Siba-Sakura (Grass Cherry), which has the similar pink-color petals to Sakura or Cherry blossom.

The proper English name of the flower is moss phlox (Phlox subulata).
Although the taxonomical point of view, it has nothing to do with cherry, the Japanese, Sakura-lovers, named it after their favorite flower. Grass Cherry: cherry blossms on the ground like grass. This sounds very beautiful for the Japanese. How about to you?

The Grass cherry can be seen near Tokyo,such as Chichibu in Saitama Pref. in April and in Hokkaido by the early June. Mt.Mokoto one is the most famous in Japan.