Hyssop Skullcap
Scutellaria integrifolia
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Hyssop Skullcap is a Virginia native local-ecotype wildflower that typically reaches 1–3 ft and blooms in late spring, early summer, mid summer, and late summer with blue to blue-violet flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Dry, Dry to Medium, Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spread
- 1–2 ft
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Mid Summer
- Bloom Color
- Blue to blue-violet
- Garden Goals
- Deer Resistant, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Long Bloom Season, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Pollinator garden; meadow; border; rain garden edge
- Wildlife Value
- Skullcap Skeletonizer Moth; Skullcap Caloptilia Moth and others
Hyssop Skullcap grows best in full sun or part shade with dry, dry to medium, medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 1–3 ft tall and 1–2 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support butterflies and native bees. Notable wildlife value includes: Skullcap Skeletonizer Moth; Skullcap Caloptilia Moth and others. It is well suited to Pollinator garden, meadow, border, rain garden edge.
Good to know: Helmet-shaped flowers favor stronger bees.