Flowers High Out of Reach

Sannyo Komakusa's Focus Shot (a Touhou LW original). Komakusa bloom in this attack. Komakusa is called the queen of highland plants because its glorious pale pink flowers bring color to the desolate mountaintops. Komakusa means ''something unobtainable,'' ''a prize out of reach,'' or ''supreme beauty.'' It was named komakusa with the kanji for ''horse'' and ''grass'' because the shape of the flowers resembles a horse's head. They have been used as ingredients in divine remedies since ancient times, even though they are toxic.