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Scutellaria suffrutescens, commonly known as skullcap, is a low-growing, woody-based, herbaceous perennial in the mint family. It features tiny, tubular, two-lipped, snapdragon-like, pink to rose flowers, to ¾ inch which bloom non-stop from May to October atop square stems clad with small, oval-rounded, thyme-like, gray-green foliage.
13 cze 2023 · Scutellaria suffrutescens (pink skullcap) is known for its showy bloom of pink flowers. Despite one of its common names being the pink Texas skullcap, this herb is not native to Texas, but took off after its introduction due to its tolerance to droughts.
Also known as skullcap, due to the shape of its seeds, or the ‘upside down salvia’, Scutellaria suffrutescens 'Texas Rose' forms mounds of neat foliage. These mounds are smothered by two-lipped, deep-pink flowers from midsummer, well into autumn.
Pink Skullcap Details. Common Names: Cherry Skullcap. Preferred Light Conditions: Full Sun/Part Shade. Height: 1′ – 2′. Spacing/Spread: 2′ – 4′. Evergreen: Yes. Color: Pink flowers. Interest: Summer. Texas Native: No, but particularly well adapted to central Texas and Austin.
This heat and sun-loving, drought tolerant perennial blooms for months on end, providing bright color to the waterwise garden. Tiny, pink, snapdragon-like flowers cover the neat, compact mound of foliage. Ideal for xeriscapes. Versatile and useful in rock gardens, on dry hillsides or in containers.
Pink Skullcap is a very interesting plant in that it stays very low to the ground and spreads very slowly, almost like a molten lava flow moving slowly outward from the center. It’s extremely hardy; it takes our heat and drought very, very well. And it’s a plant that deer aren’t that fond of either. So in deer-prone areas it might be one ...
Plant database entry for Pink Texas Skullcap (Scutellaria suffrutescens) with 22 images, one comment, and 37 data details.
