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Scabrethia scabra Plant Care
Scabrethia scabra (Hook.) W.A.Weber
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Scabrethia is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Full sun to partial shade
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How do you care for Scabrethia scabra?
Scabrethia scabra grows best in full sun to partial shade.
What Is the Scabrethia scabra?
Scabrethia scabra (Scabrethia scabra) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Scabrethia genus.
Scabrethia scabra displays a low rosette, spreading ground cover growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Scabrethia scabra produces small daisy-like flowers in various colors.
What Light Does the Scabrethia scabra Need?
Scabrethia scabra thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Scabrethia scabra?
Well-draining loamy soil with added compost for nutrients. Good drainage is essential for Scabrethia scabra to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Scabrethia scabra?
Repot every 1-2 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Scabrethia scabra?
Scabrethia scabra can be propagated through seeds, division of clumps.
Is the Scabrethia scabra Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Scabrethia scabra, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Scabrethia scabra?
Scabrethia scabra is susceptible to aphids, whiteflies, spider mites. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Scabrethia scabra is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Scabrethia genus — compare its care with other Scabrethia species on PlantoScan.
Scabrethia is part of the Asteraceae plant family — browse all Asteraceae genera and species.
Scabrethia scabra thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Scabrethia scabra (Hook.) W.A.Weber, family Asteraceae (first published in Phytologia 85(1): 21 (1998)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Scabrethia scabra, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons — original.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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