Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Scutellaria [1702]

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genus_en: Helmet flower, Skullcap

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Family: Lamiaceae

family_ja: シソ

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description_en: Genus of about 300 species of erect or spreading annuals, rhizomatous and clump-forming herbaceous perennials, and, more rarely, subshrubs, widespread in temperate regions and on mountains in tropical areas. Leaves are opposite and entire, rarely pinnatifid or toothed. The tubular, 2-lipped, blue, violet, yellow, or white flowers, often with coloured bracts, are borne singly or in pairs from the leaf axils, or in terminal spikes or racemes. Grow smaller species in a rock garden or alpine house; use taller species at the front of a herbaceous border.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Divide in autumn or spring. Take basal and soft-wood cuttings in late spring or early summer.

pests_en: Prone to aphids and red spider mites under glass.

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comment_ja: タツナミソウ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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