Standing tall and proud, "higanbana" (red spider lilies ... But the flowers of "hagi" (Japanese bush clover) do neither. They quietly announce the arrival of autumn with modesty.

Japanese Anemones are like the ... but many varieties bloom beautifully in the autumn. With spiky flowers in shades of blue, purple, red, and pink, they add both color and vertical interest.

Turning my eyes to the ground, I found little blue buds of gentian flowers and berries of “murasakishikibu” (Japanese ... in mid-autumn) and “haji-momiji” (combination of dark red and ...

Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll production slows down and ...