Sannyo Komakusa is neat

In the language of flowers Komakusa means ''something unobtainable,'' ''a prize out of reach,'' or ''supreme beauty.'' Both Because it's considered the "queen of Japan's mountain flowers " and grows in rough places on mountains. Like many things that are hard to get and possibly involving visiting a mountain, the Komakusa was occasionally thought to be magic, so people sought it out to use for remedies to all sorts of conditions. (Though it doesn't work)

art by juwen971

This is Sannyo's first Spellcard. It is based on the Kumomagusa flower, native to the mountains of Japan (Saxifraga Merkii, Fisch.)

Curiously, not all Kumomagusa have 6 overlapping pedals like Sannyo's, though some do. A spread out, 5 pedal variety is more common, though they are the same species, think of it as a 4 leaf clover vs 3 leaf, but not that rare. The overlapping 6 petal variety that Sannyo's Spellcard is modeled after is the mutated variety. (She does tend to go for the rare flowers, after all)

On the topic of variety, Kumomagusa also come in multiple colors beyond Sannyo's choice.

And it appears a "western style" one has been breed to survive in the west in different environments

Kumomagusa are a low perennial. Meaning they live for multiple years, but don't grow as tall as many perennial flowers tend to do.

Their natural habitat is generally stoney places that are well supplied with underground water in mountain regions.

like all of Sannyo's flowers, they are naturally extremely tough flowers and grow in rough environments.

Moving on to Sannyo's actual Spellcard, the variety she's chosen is a red edged, 6 petal Kumomagusa, evenly overlapped and with rounded petals

Here are some in game images for "Heaven Shaking Kumomagusa" the Spellcard's Normal mode version:

and here are some in game images for "Astonishing Kumomagusa". The Spellcard's Lunatic mode Version:

The pattern is extremely beautiful and recognizable, but it's not known for its difficulty.

Link to the art below:

(juwen971's stuff is awesome, they really like drawing Spellcards)

It looks like Mamizou was very enthusiastic about the thought of waiting for Mademe Peony to become a phantom

unlike Sannyo who's main priority was preventing that exact thing from happening

But Hilariously, both of them were considering employing her.

It looks like Mamizou was very enthusiastic about the thought of waiting for Mademe Peony to become a phantom

unlike Sannyo who's main priority was preventing that exact thing from happening

But Hilariously, both of them were considering employing her.