Japanese name: カルセオラリア メキシカナ Scientific name:Calceolaria mexicana
[Overview]
An annual growing 20–50 cm tall.
The whole plant is covered with many hairs.
The stems are often tinged with purple.
The leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate and about 2–7 cm long, and are usually twice pinnately divided, though some leaves on the upper part of the stem are undivided.
The undersides of the leaves are often tinged with purple.
The leaf margins are serrate.
Cymes bear 2–5 yellow labiate flowers 1–2 cm across.
The upper lip is small and swollen, and the lower lip is large and pouch-shaped.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soil in sun to partial shade.
Water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
Apply liquid fertilizer once a month.
Pests include aphids and slugs.
