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Scrophularia scorodonia
Balm-leaved figwort is a wild perennial herb of the figwort family, native to western Europe, NW Morocco and the Azores, usually found in hedgerows and rocky places rather than grown as an ornamental. It is best treated as a hardy, low-maintenance wild plant in a sunny or lightly shaded, well-drained spot.
Scrophularia scorodonia is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae).
It is native to western and southwestern Europe, Northwest Morocco and the Azores and Madeira islands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scrophularia scorodonia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
