trefle.io · Taken Jul 27, 2020 by beurny (cc-by-sa)
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort
Scrophularia nodosa
Also known as Scrophularia foetida, Scrophularia nodosa var. montana, Scrophularia nodosa var. nitida, Scrophularia ternata
Native Plants · Shade-Tolerant · Woodland · Medicinal · Low-Maintenance · Perennial · Wildlife · Naturalized · Traditional · Herbaceous
Figwort is an undemanding perennial that thrives in partial shade with average moisture. It tolerates a wide range of soil conditions and requires little maintenance once established. The small flowers are inconspicuous but valuable for specialized pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iowa
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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