Scrophularia macrantha

Standard Pot

Item # 92750
each $5.99
3 to 6 $5.79
7 or more $5.59
Green Thumb Award Winner

Scrophularia macrantha

Redbirds in a Tree

Quick Facts

Full and Afternoon Sun Morning Sun and Afternoon Shade Xeric Attracts Hummingbirds Resists Rabbits  Legend

Description:

H.C.G. 1998 Green Thumb award winner!

36-48” x 18” wide (seed propagated) Cookes Peak’s pine-covered summit rises to over 8,400 feet, towering over the desert near Deming, NM. Looking south you see the panorama of Mexico and its vast expanse of the Chihuahuan desert. From Scrophularia’s high altitude habitat of over 7,200 ft. on this mountain’s slopes, Panayoti Kelaidis of the Denver Botanic Gardens collected the seed our stock plants were grown from.

Scrophularia, a very rare Penstemon relative, is a garden treasure blooming from early summer through fall with long wands of white lipped, cherry-red flowers. The dark green angular foliage is also quite handsome. The plant has a tall, informal habit and will lean over and intertwine with tall neighboring plants for support. Plant it next to Pitcher’s Sage or ‘Blue Fortune’ Hyssop for this very reason. Very popular with the hummingbirds, too! Zones 5-10.

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QUICK FACTS
USDA Growing Zones 5 - 10
Make the Most of Color! Red
Regions Hot Desert, USA
Rain Less than 10in., 10in - 20in, 20in - 30in, 30in - 40in (with care)
Bloom Time Summer, Longblooming
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun, Morning Sun and Afternoon Shade
Soil Average Garden Soil, Sandy Garden Soil
Moisture Xeric
Height Large - 36in. to 5ft.
Attractive to Friendly Visitors Attracts Hummingbirds
Resistant to Hungry Critters Resists Rabbits