By ORINA SAKAKIBARA/ Staff Writer
June 11, 2021 at 07:00 JST
The Mangekyo hydrangea variety (Orina Sakakibara)
IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--Five new hydrangea species developed here are so sought after in the Tokyo metropolitan area that flower fans there call them "phantoms" since they sell out so fast you'll be lucky to get one before they disappear. [Read More]
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