Lysimachia mauritiana var. mauritiana("Hamabossu")
Japanese name: ハマボッス（浜払子） Scientific name:Lysimachia mauritiana var. mauritiana
[Overview]
A biennial 10–40 cm tall, found on seashores.
The stem branches at the base and has ridges.
The leaves are simple and alternate, oblanceolate to obovate, 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm wide, thick, fleshy and glossy.
The leaves have black glandular dots.
A raceme at the top of the stem bears flowers singly in the axils of leaf-like bracts.
The flowers are white, 1–1.2 cm across; the corolla is 5-lobed, with oblong, rounded lobes.
The fruit is a spherical capsule.
[Uses]
The whole plant is used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It prefers sunny, well-drained soil.
Keep it somewhat on the dry side, watering after the soil has dried.
In spring, place slow-release fertilizer on the soil.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
[Notes]
The name is said to compare the flower spike to a hossu (a Buddhist whisk).
