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Skullcap

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
Moderate

Hardiness Zones

H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H5–H6

USDA 6 equivalent

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