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Scientific Name:
Scutellaria barbata
Pronunciation:
skoo-tuh-LAYR-ee-uh bar-BAY-tuh
Common Name:
barbed skullcap
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, ovate, mostly 2-3cm long, rounded toothed, florets about 1cm long, blue-purple, pedicels with tiny, sharp bracteoles.

Habit:
Arching, Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Mounded, Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog, Humus rich
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Medicinal plant, Wetland - bogs
Additional Info:

Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate, Truncate
Margins:
Dentate

Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Purple
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul

Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx

Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)

Course(s):
  • not used (on campus)
Location(s):
  • (BUG)  BUG garden : cv. Walker's Low
  • (MCC)  Main Campus Courtyard : cv. Walker's Low
  • (WDH)  Wark-Dumais House : rooftop garden
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