Name: Scrophularia CARDINALE™ Red
SKU: SCRCARRED

Scrophularia CARDINALE™ Red

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This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our licensees. Please contact our sales department for more information at 800-215-9450.

This one has it all. It flowers continuously from June until frost with deep red “bird like” flowers, giving it the common name “Red Birds in a Tree”. In addition CARDINALE™ Red has leaves that are a fresh green color, a short, bushy habit, and the hummingbirds love it. Drought tolerant once established. A new version of the high elevation New Mexico native.

USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-10
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 21″ / 20″ / 22″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): June, July, August, September, October

Common Name	Redbirds in a Tree
Family	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Scrophularia
species	macrantha
Plant Type	Perennial
Persistence	Deciduous
US Patent #	PP28908 ('TNSCRCR')
EU Grant #	PBRAF ('TNSCRCR')
Hardiness Zone	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Growth Habit	Upright
Size (HT/W/FL HT)	21" / 20" / 22"
Finish Time	Fast (4-6 Weeks)
Bloom Time	June, July, August, September, October
Growth Rate	Fast
Most Active Growing Season	Spring
Flowering Season	Summer, Fall
Flower Color	Red
Leaf Color	Green
Soil	Very well drained with high mineral and low organic.
pH	5.5 - 7.0
Exposure	Full Sun
Special Uses	Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Attractor, Low Water Usage
Nutritional Needs	100 - 150 ppm
Dormancy	--
Water (Greenhouse)	Dry moderately between waterings.
Water (Garden)	Dry moderately between waterings.
How Different?	Much shorter, and shrubbier with denser branching, and with larger flowers in more congested heads than the species.
Landscape Value	--
Finish Time to 4"	4 weeks
Comments	--
Grower Notes	--