Japanese name: マウンテンフロックス Scientific name:Linanthus grandiflorus
[Overview]
An annual 30–50 cm tall.
The whole plant is covered with many hairs and looks whitish.
The stem branches.
The leaves are alternate or opposite, finely palmately divided into 5–11 lobes; the lobes are needle-like linear, about 3 cm long.
Capitate inflorescences at the stem tips bear flowers about 3 cm across.
The corolla is funnel-shaped and 5-lobed, white, pink or lilac.
The fruit is a capsule.
It dies back in summer after flowering.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It prefers sunny, well-drained, somewhat dry, poor soil.
Take care not to overwater; for potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries, and for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
If fertilizer is applied at planting time, no further fertilizing is particularly necessary.
Remove spent flowers promptly.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
