Skullcap
Skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
herb☀️ part-sun🪴 moist loam📏 small🌡️ RHS H5–H6
📋Quick Facts
Water
💧 Minimal watering
Hardiness
Zone 4-8
About
Low growing herb traditionally used in calming herbal blends.
Top tip
Skullcap prefers moist, partly shaded sites; keep soil from drying out and cut stems back at season's end.
Also known as: Escutelaria, Helmkraut, Scutellaria lateriflora, Tarczyca (skullcap), Scutellaria, Escutelária, Skullcap, Glidkruid (skullcap)
Pest Resilience
4/5 — Good resilience
Very few pest issues; a low-maintenance medicinal herb.
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How to Propagate
🌰Seed
Easy🔪Division
Easy✂️Cutting
ModerateHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H5–H6
USDA 6 equivalent