Glechoma hederacea, commonly known as ground-ivy, often occurs on a sunny wayside. We can see lovely small flowers in spring. Once summer comes, however, its stem will fall over and a vine will creep on the ground. Surprisingly, ground-ivy grows to 1 meter in length! This flower is called kakiodoshi in Japanese. This name comes from the fact that it grows so tall that it can cross over a fence (kakine in Japanese).
カキオドシは日当たりの良い道端に咲いている可愛らしいお花。しかし、夏頃になると茎が倒れてつる状にはい、長さ1メートル以上になるそうです。「垣根も越えてしまう」くらい長く伸びる様子から、「カキオドシ」という名前がつきました。
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