Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana)-SCINCs

Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana)

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Performs best in good, fertile soil in sun or shade. Use near cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis). A watergarden candidate.

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Binomial Scutellaria incana

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A very attractive plant with numerous flower clusters that bloom a long time at the end of the season. Downy skullcap is a good rain garden candidate and would look great next to the bright red cardinal flower.

This is an easy plant to grow and attracts hummingbirds and bumblebees. It can be dead-headed for a second bloom.

Uses: pollinators, rain gardens, hummingbirds, bees
Bloom time: August & September

Height: 30 to 40 inches
Space: 16 to 20 inches

Sun: Sun to medium shade
Moisture: average to moist (will grow best in good, fertile soil)

Seed: Needs a few months of cold moist stratification. Sow outdoors between late November and February.

200 seeds per packet
~18,500 seeds per ounce
1 ounce per 600 square feet (yields about 30 seeds per square foot)
1 pound should cover about a quarter acre

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