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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2-10 feet
Plant Spread: 1-4 feet
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: Produces large amounts of nectar
Flower Color: Russet
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Other Beneficial Insects: Predatory wasps
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: May need 2 months cold moist treatment.
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Wasps
Bumblebees
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Late Figwort
  • Carpenter's square
  • Maryland Figwort
  • Eastern Figwort

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Location: IL
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: Illinois, US
Date: 2017-05-25
Location: IL
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: IL
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: 2012-08-10 
A not-so-showy North American native that attracts a multitude of
Comments:
  • Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on Jun 19, 2018 6:13 PM concerning plant:
    A native plant that has tall candelabra-like flower clusters with small nondescript cup-like flowers. The flowers are good for attracting bees and wasps because they produce quite a bit of nectar. I grow this in a rain garden among other mostly tall native plants. To extend the blooming season, plant Early Figwort (Scrophularia lanceolata).
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