| Description | A low growing plant flowers have a white lower lip and purple hood. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (skew-teh-LARE-ee)(AL-pin-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full, light shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | bilabiate, borne in tight racemes lower lip and upper hood may be of contrasting colors |
| Leaves | simple, hairy oval somewhat crenate, dark grey-green |
| Stems | somewhat woody stem |
| Dimensions | 10-12 inches |
| Propagation | seeds need cold stratification |
| Native Site | Native to the mountains from southern Europe to Siberia. |
| Misc Facts | Scutellaria is derived from Latin scutella, meaning a small dish, tray or platter, referring to the sepals which appear this way during the fruiting period. |
| Notes & Reference | #97-Mints (Barbara Perry Lawton), #218-Flora of Wisconsin (wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu) |
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