NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Scutellaria incana
Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap
Scientific Name: |
Scutellaria incana |
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Genus: |
Scutellaria |
Species Epithet: |
incana |
Common Name: |
Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Lamiaceae (Mint Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
1-3 ft., 3-6 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Blue, Purple |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
June, July, August, September |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Dry to mesic forests and woodlands. 2 varieties in NC: var. 1 [= var. australis], known from only Brunswick county in NC; and var. punctata, uncommon in the southern and central counties of the Mountains and w. Piedmont. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Named the 2014 Wildflower of the Year (Scutellaria incana var. punctata). Largier and showier than most skullcaps. |
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Numerous flowers on long racemes Garden in Haywood County, NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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Individual purple/blue tubular flowers are 2-lipped with the upper lip hooded and the lower lip with a white patch near the throat. Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood Co., NC
Bettina Darveaux |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/scutellaria-incana/ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SCIN |
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