Japanese name: アメリカクサレダマ Scientific name:Lysimachia ciliata
[Overview]
A perennial up to 120 cm tall, growing in its native range in moist grasslands, riverbanks and pond edges.
It has rhizomes.
The stem is erect and hairless.
The leaves are simple and opposite, ovate to oblong, about 10 cm long and 4 cm wide, with a pointed tip.
The petiole is very narrowly winged, with white hairs on the margin.
The flowers are borne singly in the leaf axils of the upper stem; they are yellow, 2 cm across, and the corolla is 5-lobed.
The center of the flower is sometimes tinged with red.
The flowers have long stalks.
The fruit is a spherical capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division or by stem cuttings.
It prefers sunny, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil that is moderately moist.
Take care that it does not dry out in summer, and water if sunny weather continues and the soil becomes dry.
In addition to base fertilizer, place slow-release fertilizer on the soil in spring.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
