Kyoto Nishijin Nagomi Shokubutsu Ten "MURASAKI SHIKIBU No Shiroi Bara" No Nazo (PHP Bungei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Are there tulips that bloom upside down? -Ken Jinnai, a new employee at the Kyoto Botanical Garden, receives a question from a mother and her daughter. A woman who claims to be a "botanical detective" was on hand to help the puzzled Kannai. She claims to be a clerk at the "Nagomi Botanical Shop" in Nishijin, but... What kind of grass attracts fireflies? What is the secret of the rose depicted in the Tale of Genji? Mysteries related to plants and Kyoto's traditional customs are intertwined in this gentle series of mysteries.

逆さまに咲くチューリップはありますか?―京都府立植物園の新米職員の神苗健は、ある母娘から質問を受ける。戸惑う神苗に助け舟を出したのは、その場に居合わせた「植物の探偵」を名乗る女性。彼女は西陣にある「なごみ植物店」の店員だと言うのだが...。蛍が集まる草って何?源氏物語に描かれた薔薇の秘密とは?植物にまつわる謎と京都の風物詩が絡み合う、優しい連作ミステリー。