Heartleaf Skullcap
Scutellaria ovata
Heartleaf skullcap is a soft, silvery-leaved woodland perennial with spikes of hooded blue-violet flowers in summer, a handsome, drought-tolerant native groundcover for part shade.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV