Plant Profile: Scutellaria

Taxonomy: Scutellaria

Names

Hoary Skullcap

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Phonetic Spelling:skoot-ul-AIR-ee-uh

Genus:Scutellaria

Species:

Family:Lamiaceae

A wildflower commonly seen growing by the side of roads or in open fields.

Scutellaria Feature Summary

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Tags

#wildflower garden

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Scutellaria Feature Summary

Flowers
Flowers have two lips
Purple/Lavender
Blue
Leaves
Attributes
Perennial
Whole Plant Traits
Wildflower

Scutellaria Flowers

Scutellaria: Flower Description

Flowers have two lips

Scutellaria: Flower Color

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Blue
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Purple/Lavender

Scutellaria: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Scutellaria Leaves

Scutellaria: Leaf Description

Paired leaves

Scutellaria: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Scutellaria Stem

Scutellaria: Stem Description

Square stems

Scutellaria: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Scutellaria Attributes

Scutellaria: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Scutellaria Whole Plant Traits

Scutellaria: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower