Color in the North: Hokkaidō’s Seasonal Flora in Photos

Fresh, vibrant green comes to life in June. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

A mixed conifer and broadleaf forest in Higashi Daisetsu. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

As winter snows melt, Asian skunk cabbage begins blooming. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

Orange daylilies bloom in Koshimizu Wildflower Park in Abashiri Quasi-National Park. In Hokkaidō, wildflowers burst into bloom from mid-June onward. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

Trillium and soft windflower cover the floor of this deciduous broadleaf forest. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

A five-petaled chinguruma. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

Chinguruma fluff. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

Chinguruma turn red in autumn. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

Fungi flourish come September. Here, golden oyster mushrooms grow on a fallen tree. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

A dragonfly captured by an English sundew, a carnivorous flowering plant species. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

A brilliant autumn brocade of red Japanese rowan, yellow stone birch and willow, and green Siberian dwarf pine trees stretches across Daisetsuzan. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

Stone birch at the tree line. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

Green horsetails add a dash of color to this study in monotone. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)

The mountains of eastern Hokkaidō are usually snow-covered by mid-November. (© Mizukoshi Takeshi)