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Scutellaria ovata

 
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Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Scutellaria (skew-teh-LARE-ee) (Info)
Species: ovata (oh-VAY-tuh) (Info)

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4 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Perennials

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
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)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Purple
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Herbaceous
Blue-Green

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive Fairy1004 On Sep 6, 2007, Fairy1004 from (bestest fairy)Temperance, MI (Zone 5b) wrote:

I love mine, it looks really pretty with several stems, each with a lot of flowers. I
looked up propagation from Univ. of Teaxs at Austin website & this is what they have:
"Take cuttings in fall as soon as the tips emerge. Seed works too but germination not as reliable. Plants go dormant over summer and there can be alot of loss due to rotting over the summer. Probably best to water pots infrequently over summer.
Maintenance: Gardeners cut back seedheads in early summer."
To me that only makes sense if we flip it, since this is from a much warmer zone. Please let me know if I'm wrong!!

Neutral Magpye On Sep 2, 2006, Magpye from NW Qtr, AR (Zone 6a) wrote:

Heart-leaved Skullcap (Scutellaria ovata)

Purple flowers with white lower lips are in spikes at the tops of the plants, and measure nearly 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. The calyx is humped on the underside. Leaves are often heart-shaped, but also may lack the indentation at the base. The leaf edges are roughtly toothed. The stems and undersides of the leaves are hairy. The plants are large, up to 2 ½ feet (75 cm) high. Open woodlands, edges, roadsides in timbered areas, often abundant in disturbed ground such as cut-overs.

Regional...

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

Deer, Arkansas
Eufaula, Oklahoma
Summerville, South Carolina
Austin, Texas
Lexington, Virginia



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