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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 inches
Plant Spread: 10 - 15 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Deep violet
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Parentage: Smoky Hills x Scutellaria suffrutescens

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Common names
  • Skullcap

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2015-07-12
First year in my garden.
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2017-06-25
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2015-07-12
First year in my garden.
Location: In the Myriad Botanical Garden in OkC
Date: 10-19-2019
Scutellaria x 'Dark Violet' in Oklahoma City 001
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jun 13, 2015 1:51 AM concerning plant:
    A High Country Gardens 2013 introduction.

    David Salman, of HCG, states: "The hotter and harsher the growing conditions, the better it performs."
Plant Events from our members
variegatagal On April 28, 2022 Transplanted
variegatagal On April 18, 2022 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
variegatagal On April 7, 2022 Obtained plant
Shades of Green Frisco
variegatagal On April 7, 2021 Miscellaneous Event
Moved this earlier in March. Showed new growth at the time. No new growth.
variegatagal On April 30, 2020 Obtained plant
Uncertain when I got this plant, likely 2019.
variegatagal On April 29, 2020 Bloomed
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