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Scutellaria longifolia

 
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Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Scutellaria (skew-teh-LARE-ee) (Info)
Species: longifolia (lon-jee-FOH-lee-uh) (Info)

4 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Herbs
Perennials

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Magenta (Pink-Purple)

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From herbaceous stem cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral nifty413 On Apr 17, 2007, nifty413 from North Central, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:

Is being sold under the cultivar name 'Red Fountains' locally. Difficult to find irrefutable information to conclude this actually is a distinct cultivar.

Positive dmj1218 On Sep 23, 2006, dmj1218 from west Houston, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:

This is a very showy plant which everyone stops to ask, "What is that?", as they enter my house. It's known as the 'Hummingbird Plant' in its native habitat from Mexico to El Salvador where it grows in the mountains. While it is considered one of the tropical skullcaps, its proven hardy up through zones 8a if heavily mulched in winter. It "sprawls" to about 4' wide but the total height is only about 6-12" in my garden. The Scutellaria species, as a whole, do have some medicinal properties; but I do not know what they are. It is a great ornamental plant to grow in the south.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Hobe Sound, Florida
Wauchula, Florida
Webster, Florida
Vacherie, Louisiana
Houston, Texas



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