Scrophularia ningpoensis seed
LATIN NAME: SCROPHULARIA NINGPOENSIS
COMMON NAME: Ningpo Figwort, Chinese Figwort
The Ningpo figwort is a neat, upright perennial of the moist meadows and the water margins, and its small, dark-brownish or greenish, two-lipped flowers and its fine, toothed leaves have made it a plant of the damp gardens. It grows as a perennial herb, reaching up to a metre or more, with erect, square stems bearing opposite, oval, toothed leaves and, through the summer, small, dark-brownish or greenish, two-lipped flowers in loose, branched clusters, followed by small, dry capsules of many fine seeds. It belongs to the figwort family and is native to eastern Asia, where it grows in the moist meadows and the water margins, and it is known to traditional Chinese medicine for as long as two thousand years, with its root harvested in autumn in Zhejiang and neighbouring areas, then dried for later use.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Ningpo figwort has a real and distinguished place in research. It has been studied in the chemistry of natural products and traditional use, since the roots have a long history in the traditional ways of eastern Asia, and researchers have examined the roots and their constituents, while the traditional uses of the plant have drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, and the study of the figwort family has been of continuing interest. The plant has also been studied in botany and ecology, since it is a native of the moist meadows of eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the meadow have been examined, while the ecology of the damp-meadow plants of the region has been of continuing interest. The species has also been studied in horticulture, since it is a neat, upright perennial of the damp garden, and researchers have examined its growth and its cultivation, while the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and of the garden rather than a casual remedy. For a plant of such quiet usefulness, the Ningpo figwort has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
To grow the Ningpo Figwort from seed, ecologically, the Ningpo figwort is a generous plant of the garden. Its small, two-lipped flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its fine, toothed leaves give a neat, leafy presence to the damp meadow and the border, while it is a tidy, dependable plant of the damp places, settling happily along the stream and the ditch, asking for little more than a cool, moist corner. Its economic value is real: the Ningpo figwort is prized for its traditional uses and its chemistry, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press as a plant of eastern Asia, while its neat, upright habit has also made it a valued plant of the damp garden. To bring the Ningpo figwort on, sow the fine seeds on the surface of moist, free-draining compost in the light, keep them gently watered, and let the little seedlings come up in their own time.
sow the fine seeds on the surface of moist, free-draining compost in the light, keep the young figworts gently watered, and let the little seedlings come up in their own time.
LATIN NAME: Scrophularia ningpoensis
COMMON NAME: Ningpo Figwort
The Ningpo figwort is a neat, upright perennial of the moist meadows and the water margins, and its small, dark-brownish or greenish, two-lipped flowers and its fine, toothed leaves have made it a plant of the damp gardens. It grows as a perennial herb, reaching up to a metre or more, with the erect, square stems bearing the opposite, oval, toothed leaves and, through the summer, the small, dark-brownish or greenish, two-lipped flowers in the loose, branched clusters, followed by the small, dry capsules of the many fine seeds. It is a species of the flowering plant in the figwort family, and it is native to the eastern Asia, while it grows in the moist meadows and the water margins, and it is known as the Ningpo figwort.
The Ningpo figwort belongs to the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, and it is a species of the perennial herb, native to the eastern Asia, while it grows in the moist meadows, and it is known as the Ningpo figwort. It is prized for its fine, toothed foliage and its small, two-lipped flowers.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Ningpo figwort has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the traditional use, since the roots of the Ningpo figwort have a long history of use in the traditional ways of the eastern Asia, and researchers have examined the roots and their constituents, while the traditional uses of the plant have drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, and the study of the figwort family has been of continuing interest. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the moist meadows of the eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the meadow have been examined, while the ecology of the damp-meadow plants of the region has been of continuing interest, and the study of the wildflowers has been of value to the gardeners. The species has also been studied in the horticulture, since it is a neat, upright perennial of the damp garden, and researchers have examined its growth and its cultivation, while the growing of the figworts in the garden has been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and of the garden rather than a casual remedy. For a plant of such quiet usefulness, the Ningpo figwort has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Ningpo figwort is a generous plant of the garden. Its small, two-lipped flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its fine, toothed leaves give a neat, leafy presence to the damp meadow and the border. It is a tidy, dependable plant of the damp places, settling happily along the stream and the ditch. It asks for little more than a cool, moist corner.
Its economic value is real. The Ningpo figwort is prized for its traditional uses and its chemistry, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press as a plant of the eastern Asia, while its neat, upright habit has also made it a valued plant of the damp garden. For a grower, the Ningpo figwort is an easy and interesting plant, and for a gardener it brings a neat, two-lipped, quiet plant to the damp garden. The seeds are easy to start — press them gently into the surface of moist, free-draining soil in the light, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting readily, growing on into a neat, upright, leafy plant.
Scrophularia ningpoensis, commonly known as the Ningpo figwort or Chinese figwort, is a perennial plant of the family Scrophulariaceae (the figwort family). It reaches 1 m by 0.4 m. Its flowers are hermaphrodite, insect-pollinated and the plant usually flowers in late spring. This plant has been known to traditional Chinese medicine for as long as 2000 years. Its root is harvested in autumn in Zhejiang province and neighboring areas, then dried for later use.