california bee plant
Scrophularia californica
USDA zones7 to 10
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, winter
- Bloom color
- Red , green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
California bee plant (Scrophularia californica) is a perennial for low maintenance and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its red and green flowers open in late winter, spring, and summer, and bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit them. It sits low on the menu for deer. It also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Western columbine, California wild rose, and Narrowleaf milkweed.
Native range
CA.