Kochia[fireweed] (Admiring the flowers)

At a glance

Its Japanese name is broom grass, and in the past, the stems, which had hardened from summer to autumn, Kochia is an annual plant with a distinctive rounded shape that changes size and color as it grows. Its growth reaches its climax in autumn, when the kochia gradually turn red, painting the entire flower field a deep crimson. Together with the cosmos and buckwheat blooming around it, the color can only be described as vivid. In late October, the kochia gradually changes color to a broom color. The golden kochia shining in the sunlight also evokes the feeling of autumn.

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Sources of the above image:Mother Farm, Flower Viewing, Kochia

Wheelchair accessible areas

There are three locations in Chiba Prefecture where you can view the kokia flowers from a wheelchair.

The best time to view

At the Kochia[fireweed] fields in Mother Farm, the leaves begin to change color in gradations from early October, and by mid-October the slopes are dyed bright red.
At the Kochia[fireweed] fields in Tokyo German Village, The 15,000 kochia plants bloom in fresh green from mid-July to late September, and change color from early October to mid-October. Their cute, fluffy appearance gradually changes to red.

Flower spots want to visit(I)

We introduce barrier-free flower spots in Chiba Prefecture which you can enjoy from wheelchair.

Flower spots want to visit(II)

We introduce barrier-free flower spots in Chiba Prefecture which you can enjoy from wheelchair.

Flower spots want to visit(III)

We introduce barrier-free flower spots in Chiba Prefecture which you can enjoy from wheelchair.