Scrophularia californica, California Figwort Size:1 Gallon The bronze green leaves fold

The bronze green leaves fold upward from the middle

- Best in well drained loamy soil

The leaves will turn up and fold at night

resembling a human hand

Cream cone flowers bloom summer through fall

Scrophularia californica, California Figwort Size:1 Gallon The bronze green leaves foldScrophularia californica, California Figwort A California native perenial that is referred to as the bee plant. It can reach a height of up to four feet and three feet wide. It attracts bees, wasps, hummingbirds and is an important food source. It is a host plant for the Common Buckeye and Chalcedon Checkerspot butterflies. Small red maroon flowers bloom in the spring through winter. You can find this plant all over California: chaparral, wetlands, on