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Scutellaria prostrata
Prostrate Skullcap
Origin: Pakistan to Nepal.
| Family |
| Lamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Scutellaria |
| Species |
| prostrata |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6a - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 |
| Height |
| 2 - 5 cm |
| Spread |
| 0.2 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Among small rocks in rock gardens, ground cover, containers, as an indoor potted plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in partial sun to full shade in moist, fertile, humus-rich soil. |
| Shape |
| Densely mat-forming. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, narrow, extremely hairy stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small ovate leaves with rippled edges and deep pronounced venation. |
| Flower Description |
| 1.9 - 2.6 cm closed bell-shaped, snapdragon-like variegated blooms. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep saturated green leaves that can vary in colour to yellowish-green. Dark purplish-brown stems with small apigmental hairs. Flowers are variegated reddish-purple to indigo and white. |
| Texture Description |
| Densely hairy. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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