Japanese name: ウンラン（海蘭） Scientific name:Linaria japonica
[Overview]
A perennial 10–25 cm tall, growing in sandy places along the coast.
The whole plant is tinged with a powdery white.
The stem branches and ascends obliquely or creeps along the ground.
Leaves are simple, opposite or in whorls of 3–4, and alternate on the upper part of the stem.
The leaves are elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5–5 cm long and 0.5–2 cm wide, somewhat thick, and entire.
There is no leaf stalk.
A short raceme is produced at the stem tip.
The flowers are yellowish white; the corolla is two-lipped, with the upper lip erect and 2-lobed, and the lower lip large and 3-lobed, with a raised base that is yellowish orange.
The fruit is a spherical capsule 5–6 mm in diameter, which splits irregularly when ripe.
The seeds are winged.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division or from seed.
It prefers soil that is sunny, well drained and well aerated.
It dislikes acidic soil and excessive moisture.
