It was not conceivable in the aristocratic society at that time for any noble to grow flowers with own hands, but Munesuke grew chrysanthemum and tree peony, donating them to close friends such as FUJIWARA no Yorinaga and the Cloistered Emperor Toba.
当時の貴族社会では貴族が自ら草花を育てる事は考えられなかったが、宗輔は自ら菊や牡丹を育てて、藤原頼長や鳥羽法皇ら親しい人々に献上している。