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plant | Scutellaria incana |
common_name | Downy Skullcap |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Jun 20th to Aug 27th |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 474.00 |
beds | A Beds |
legend_id |
umid | 75 |
botanical_name | Scutellaria incana |
common_name | Downy Skullcap |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 4 to 9 |
typical_height_ft | 2-3' |
typical_width_ft | 1-2' |
light_type | full sun, part shade or moderate shade |
details_on_light_needs | Prefers dappled sun |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | Slightly acidic sandy or clay soil |
soil_moisture | dry to moist |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Average, well-drained |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | high tolerance (also called deer resistant) |
salt_tol | |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | clumped, erect or upright |
foliage_color | medium green, yellow-green |
fall_color | red |
bloom_time | August, July, September |
bloom_color | blue, purple |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown |
winter_form | |
eco_value | bee, butterfly |
combines_well_with | Gray's Sedge, Meadow Beauty, Smooth Blue Aster, Downy Wood Mint, Purple Coneflower, Early Goldenrod, Barren Strawberry |
notes | Flowers are visited primarily by bumblebees. Great potential for dry shade areas. In the wild, can be found in high quality natural areas. |
citation1 | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=f530 |
citation2 | https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SCIN |
citation3 | http://www.newmoonnursery.com/plant/Scutellaria-incana |
citation4 | https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/dwn_skullcap.htm |
citation5 | https://mtcubacenter.org/plants/downy-skullcap/#:~:text=Downy%20skullcap%20is%20drought%2Dtolerant,'Gateway'%20and%20Gentiana%20clausa. |