Japanese name: リシマキア プンクタータ Scientific name:Lysimachia punctata
[Overview]
A perennial growing to about 90–120 cm tall.
The stems are erect.
The leaves are simple, in whorls of 4 or opposite, ovate-lanceolate, about 8 cm long, with entire margins.
There are no leaf stalks.
The flowers are borne singly in the leaf axils at the top of the stem and are yellow, 2.5 cm across; the corolla is 5-lobed and cup-shaped.
The base of the corolla is orange.
Glandular hairs grow on the calyx margin.
The fruit is a spherical capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division or by stem cuttings.
It prefers fertile, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil in sun to partial shade.
Take care that it does not dry out, and water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
In addition to a base fertilizer, in spring apply slow-release fertilizer placed on the soil or give diluted liquid fertilizer.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
