Scutellaria integrifolia
rough skullcap, helmet skullcap
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1-2 ft
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
blue,purple
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden. It blooms early before most of the other wildflowers.
Considerations:
It's a prolific reseeder.
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Flowers attract pollinators, likely bees, flies, and/or butterflies and moths.
Native Habitats:
Upland mixed forests, flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas.
