Scrophularia californica

A 2-4? perennial with three foot spikes of reddish flowers. Great for shady gardens and a prime choice for a butterfly garden. Drought tolerant looks best with a bit of summer moisture. Attracts butterflies and bees, is a good source of nectar for hummingbirds, and is also deer resistant. Blooms March through July Native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders. Larval host plant for the Checkerspot butterfly. Attracts butterflies and bees, is a good source of nectar for hummingbirds, and is also deer resistant. Used medicinally by the Pomo and Ohlone peoples. A poultice of leaves was applied to boils and sores and sore eyes, plant juice was used as eyewash for poor vision, and a decoction of twigs was used to wash infections. In Western herbalism it is used as a long-term anti-inflammatory for chronic skin irritations. Found in dry upland areas moist places, roadsides, chaparral . Communitites located in Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Wetland-riparian Between 0 and 6500 feet .