Birth flower for April 24
Gyoiko cherry
Meaning: spiritual beauty
Gyoiko is an old Japanese garden cherry known since the Edo period and said to have come from Ninna-ji temple in Kyoto. Its double flowers are a pale yellow-green, and the name refers to the fresh green worn on the robes of court nobles. A red stripe runs down the center of each petal and spreads as the flower ages, so by the time it falls the whole bloom is blushed with red.