Late figwort, Carpenter's square
Scrophularia marilandica L.
Family: Scrophulariaceae (figwort)
- Bloom Period:
- Mid-Season,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Shrub,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Northern Lower Peninsula,
- Southern Lower Peninsula
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium,
- Height:
- 6 ft
Natural enemies attracted
Moderately attractive: Empididae.
Mildly attractive: Chalcidoidea, Thomisidae, Vespidae polistes, Syrphidae, Dolichopodidae, Orius insidiosus, Coccinellidae and Chrysopidae.
Pollinators attracted
Moderately attractive: bees including yellow-faced bees, sweat bees, and bumble bees
Pests attracted
Moderately attractive: lygus bugs.
Mildly attractive: leafhoppers, thrips, leaf beetles and aphids.