Gintama Characters As Flowers, part 8

Carnations for Sachan! In Japanese symbolism they can stand for "love, fascination and distinction". Sachan is certainly a ninja of distinction, and her obsessive love for Gintoki covers the rest - but more than this, I've long associated the carnation with passionate love, even more than the red rose. Not sure where I've picked that up, but it's stayed with me. Carnations also seem a bit quirkier than roses, somehow... so it just seems right for her!

Gintama Characters As Flowers, part 9

For Hijikata I picked the harebell a.k.a Scottish bluebell (Campanula rotifundia, Swedish “blåklocka”), which is tough and resilient and associated with constancy and gratitude. Though it has darker associations too, like the underworld (Demonic Vice Commander)… However, it doesn’t have thorns, and Hijikata is a Thorny, so that was an oversight on my part! I didn’t realize this until I was almost done painting, and I confess I like the harebells a bit too much after all to do it all over again. But in retrospect, maybe a thistle or a blue rose would have suited him even better, because of the thorns...

In my defence, he is gazing at his beloved mayo here, so he is sure to be in a softer mood than usual!

Gintama Characters As Flowers, part 10

Kyubei gets white lily!

The white lily is associated with purity, nobility, royalty... and with yuri manga. I think it’s pretty perfect for Kyubei!

Gintama Characters As Flowers, part 11

Gintama Flower Suite, part 11: Okita and yellow rose

Yellow roses symbolize envy in Japanese flower symbolism. It's also a pretty, cool-looking flower!
I think it looks good for Sougo.