Genus: Scutellaria

Common Names: skullcap

Description coming soon.

Distribution: widespread

Scutellaria lateriflora

Common name(s): blue skullcap, American skullcap, mad dog skullcap

Description: perennial; vigorous with dark green leaves and small, tubular blue-violet flowers in summer. One of two species of skullcaps commonly used in medicine and herbalism.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 30 in.

Position: full sun and consistently moist soil

Uses: medicine, herbalism, to attract pollinators

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Scutellaria orientalis

Common name(s): yellow skullcap

Description: perennial; a variable species native to the Mediterranean region. Finely divided leaves and long yellow flower spikes from late spring through summer.

Height: to 10 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental- rock gardens, to attract pollinators

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: Adapted to 4 months of summer drought

Scutellaria suffrutescens

Common name(s): cherry skullcap

Description: perennial; native to deserts and dry shrublands of NE Mexico (and naturalized in Texas). A low-growing, compact skullcap with long-blooming red-pink flower spikes throughout summer.

Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 1 ft.

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental- rock gardens, to attract pollinators

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: Adapted to 4 months of summer drought