Gintama Characters As Flowers, part 9

[rainsometimes]

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!