Scutellaria integrifolia
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Rough Skullcap, Helmet Skullcap
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 1-2 ft | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Blue,purple | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Habitats: | Upland mixed forests, flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. It blooms early before most of the other wildflowers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Flowers attract pollinators, likely bees, flies, and/or butterflies and moths.