General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 30 inches to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 16 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Lance-shaped, up to 6" long, blunt teeth along the margins; soft, downy hairs underneath
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
White
Other: hooded upper lip is blue, lower lip has 3 lobes w/ a white center
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees
Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious

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Common names
  • Skullcap
  • Hoary Skullcap
  • Downy Skullcap

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2011
The little flowers resemble bluebonnets.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 8-1-11
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-19
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2011
The buds look like little purple balls.
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2011
This plant has the most adorable flowers.
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-19
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-08-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 7-29-07
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-08-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-08-01
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-19

Date: 2021-08-08
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, Westland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-19
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-08-23
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2014-07-19
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-10-22
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Location: Mount Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware
Date: 2018-06-29
flowers and foliage

Date: 2012-02-15
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-07-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-08-01
Location: My garden in St Louis
Date: 2019-07-27
Location: My garden  in St Louis
Date: 2019-07-27
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-07-24
Location: Mount Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware
Date: 2018-06-29
group in bloom
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Winter 2012
New leaves emerging in winter.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-09-04
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-08-08

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jul 13, 2018 1:44 PM concerning plant:
    This nice easy perennial is native from southern New York into Georgia to Louisiana to southeast Kansas to Illinois & Indiana & Ohio. Its two-lipped, round-top, purplish-blue flowers that look sort of like skulls or helmets are covered by fine plant hair. The square stems, members of the Mint Family have square stems) are hairy. I have not seen this species sold by conventional garden centers, but it is sold by some specialty nurseries and by some native plant nurseries as: North Creek Nursery in southeast PA, New Moon Nursery in southern New Jersey, and Prairie Moon Nursery in southern Minnesota.
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Aug 23, 2012 9:12 PM concerning plant:
    A wildflower in Illinois found in dry, rocky woods in the southern two-thirds of the state. Flowers June to September. Plant has fine, downy hairs that cover the square stems (mint family).
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 25, 2013 1:50 AM concerning plant:
    "Scutellaria incana, also Downy Skullcap, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is native to North America. It is a perennial and is primarily found in the eastern United States as well as some parts of the Midwest."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

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aspenhill On May 4, 2012 Obtained plant
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jmorth From July 13, 2014 to August 30, 2014 Bloomed
chelle On February 2, 2015 Seeds sown
2012 seeds
Minimal GA3 soak, warm 3 wks then move outdoors (specified 40 degrees)
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