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Scrophularia L., 1753 - Figworts

A Genus with about 200 species of the family Scrophulariaceae, mostly subshrubs and herbaceous perennials. About 12 are native to North America and the rest Eurasian. The name is derived from the Latin word scrofula, and given this name because it was thought they were useful in curing Scrofula which is the term used for tuberculosis of the neck.
Most are upright growing with square stems and oppositely paired leaves. The flowers are small, brownish or greenish colored and 2-lipped in panicle-like cymes which terminate the stems.

Under cultivation most plants are large and unshowy, best suited for wildflower gardens.

The showiest species in the trade right now is S. auriculata FORM 'Variegata' with boldly market leaves of white and lime green. The leaves are thick and textured with wrinkles and pronounced veins. Grows 3 feet tall and about the same in width. It’s grown in and around water.

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	Scrophularia marilandica Code: SC56-P1 Price: $1.10 Quantity in Basket: none
	'Late Figwort' or 'Maryland Figwort' or 'Carpenter's Square' or 'Eastern Figwort' Scrophulariaceae. Unusual plants for an open shaded garden, growing 4 to 7 feet tall plant, with small rounded flowers with cup-like mouths that look some-what like a horses mouth with a bad over bite. The small flowers are a deep reddish-purple color on the inside, with a greenish almost brown cast to them on the outside. Visited often by hummingbirds in late summer. Hardy is USDA zones 4-9. Native from Eastern and Central USA were it is found growing in dry woods. 300 seeds.
	Scrophularia lanceolata Code: SC57-P Price: $1.10 Quantity in Basket: none
	 'Lance-leaf Figwort' or 'American Figwort' or 'Western Figwort' or 'Early Figwort' or ‘Hare Figwort’ Scrophulariaceae. The flowers are an inch long with reddish to orange yellowish upper lips and with a yellow-green lower lip. Plants grow 3 to 7 feet tall. Flowering starts in late spring and continue into mid summer. Many small flowers clustered on short stems at the top of large leafy plants. Not really a showy plant for the garden but an interesting plant for the wildflower garden, the flowers remind me of a horse yawing. I use it here and there as a tall filler plant with my other large plants. I have them in full sun and they are drought tolerant once established. The thick, up right stems can be cut back early in the year to shorten and fill out the plants. Zones 4-9. Native from western and central USA were it is found in Open woods, and disturbed areas. 100 seeds.