Of the three flowers pictured, can you tell which one is a Sakura (cherry) blossom, which one is a plum, and which one is a peach flower? They all have pink petals, stamens bunched tightly together, and yes, they all blossom in the spring.
You might assume that I, having grown up in Japan, have full knowledge of our national flower, the Sakura. But it turns out I can’t really tell the difference between Sakura (cherry), Momo (peach), and Ume (plum). So I went home and sought some guidance from the internet machine.
Here’s what I learned about distinguishing Sakura from the rest.
Sakura
- Has elongated heart-shaped petals
- The stem is relatively long
- Blossoms in a cluster form
Peach
- Pointy petals
- Stem is short
- Blossoms two flowers per knot
Plum
- Round petals
- There is no stem
- Blossoms one flower per knot
You can probably figure out the answer by now.
The picture on the left is of the peach flowers, the one in the middle is of some plum flowers, which means that the Sakura is on the right.
Happy flower viewing.
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