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DISCONTINUED. Orihime (Mythical Woman / Vega Star) Japanese Morning Glory Seeds,

SOLD OUT. Free Shipping. 8+ Seeds. A beautiful, large flowered, white Japanese morning glory with a defined throat that varies from a light pink to a deep pink. Orihime is a mytical woman represented in the sky as the Vega star, who was separated from her true love Kengyuu, represented by the star Altair, by her father.

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Orihime : The star VEGA

JAPANESE MORNING GLORY SEEDS (Ipomoea nil), 8+ seeds per pack.

These seeds are so rare that you can't get them from the commercial growers in Japan. These were garden grown and are naturally open pollinated, so there is a slight chance of cross pollination, but I've had good results with these coming true to the originals.

These are very large bloomed, white Japanese Morning glories with circle around and in the throat ranging from light pink to deep pink.

I have only a limited supply of these seeds - don't miss out on them!

The legend of Orihime from Japan is as follows:

Members of royalty were, of course, associated with the heavens Tentei (the emperor) being centered at the North Pole. One day, the emperor's daughter, Orihime, was sitting beside the river of heaven (Milky Way). She had been weaving because her father, the emperor loved the beautiful clothes that she made. On this particular day, she was very sad because she realized that she had been so busy that she didn't have time to fall in love. Her father, Tentei, the ruler of the heavens, felt sorry for her and arranged a marriage with Kengyuu (who lived across the river, the Milky Way). Their marriage was one of sweetness and happiness from the start and everyday thereafter they grew happier and happier. But Tentei became very angry, because in spending so much time in her happy marriage, Orihime was neglecting her weaving. Tentei decided to separate the couple, so he placed them back in their original places, separated by the Milky Way. On only one night of the year would he allow them to meet, the 7th day of the 7th month. Every year on that day, from the mouth of the river (the Milky Way), the boatman (of the moon) comes to ferry Orihime over to her beloved Kengyuu. But if Orihime has not done her weaving to the best of her skills and ability, Tentei may make it rain. When it rains, the boatman will not come (because the river is flooded). However, in such a case, Kasasagi (a group of magpies) may still fly to the Milky Way to make a bridge for Orihime to cross.

Related to this legend, ancient Japanese celebrated the festival of Tanabata on the 7th day of the 7th month each year (lunar calendar). The 7th day of the 7th month generally falls in August or September in the Gregorian calendar. At this time of year, of course, the constellations of Lyra and Aquila are prominent in the evening sky with their major stars (Vega and Altair) separated by the Milky Way. The 7th day of the 7th month also, of course, finds a waxing crescent moon reaching its first quarter. If it is not raining, both Orihime Boshi (Vega) and Kengyuu (Altair) are quite conspicuous at the time of the Tanabata festival.