Lance-Leaved Figwort Growing Guide

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Lance-Leaved Figwort, and figworts for that matter, are plants which may not have the most attractive appearance. However, they provide a large amount of nectar, and they equally attract bees, butterflies, and other insects, in addition to birds such as the Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Think of them as pollinator magnets.

It grows easily and you can use it to photograph pollinators essentially continually.

Quick Growing Guide

Botanical Name: Scrophularia lanceolata

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Propagate it by seed, by rhizomes or by division.

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