Botanical Name: Scutellaria resinosa
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Common Name: Prairie Skullcap  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Lavender

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate, Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Parking Strip, Raised Planter, Walkways

 

Special Uses

Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Prairie Skullcap grows in a neat mound of tight, upright stems and covers itself with stunning deep lavender-blue flowers in late spring. It grows about 8 inches tall and 10 to 12 inches wide, making it well suited to the front of a border, a rock garden, a sunny parkstrip, or along the outside edges of a stone path.
Grow in full sun and well drained soil. Best mulched with crushed gravel. To encourage re-seeding, don't deadhead. Requires little water once established, but With a little extra water, Scutellaria will bloom off and on through the fall. Native to the short grass prairie. Zones 4-8.