Comments on: Destination: Ppuri Park – learn about Korean ancestry and family names (Daejeon, South Korea) https://worthygo.com/destination-ppuri-park-daejeon-south-korea/ Find what's worthy. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:29:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Debbie https://worthygo.com/destination-ppuri-park-daejeon-south-korea/#comment-999 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:47:00 +0000 https://worthygo.com/destination-ppuri-park-daejeon-2/#comment-999 In Korean, the flower is called 상사화 (not sure if I spelled that correctly: sangsahwa)

]]> By: Chris import https://worthygo.com/destination-ppuri-park-daejeon-south-korea/#comment-987 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:29:50 +0000 https://worthygo.com/destination-ppuri-park-daejeon-2/#comment-987 @Wintersweet: Thanks for the information 🙂

]]> By: Wintersweet https://worthygo.com/destination-ppuri-park-daejeon-south-korea/#comment-985 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:20:48 +0000 https://worthygo.com/destination-ppuri-park-daejeon-2/#comment-985 Love the idea of a family name park! How interesting. 🙂

The flower is usually called a spider lily in English (Lycoris radiata, I think). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_(genus)
Some interesting stuff there about its symbolism in Asia that I didn't know, and I guess it explains the title of the Taiwanese movie "Spider Lilies" as well.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aloalosabine/257234161/

I think they're gorgeous!

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