seeds: Scutellaria lateriflora (mad-dog skullcap)
 
Includes a brochure with instructions on how to sow native seeds.
 
Seed sowing instructions
 
code C(60), G = Needs at least 60 days of cold moist stratification. Highest germination rate in cool soil.
 
You can find more information about how to sow native seeds HERE.
 
Plant information
Who would mess with a plant known as “mad-dog skull cap”? If you envisioned a thorny plant that bites you back, well…sorry, you’d be incorrect. This low, side-spreading, flowering plant has neither thorns nor teeth. We aren’t sure where the “Mad-dog” epithet comes from, but the “skullcap” part comes from the shape of the flowers, which resemble the military helmets worn by soldiers in the Middle Ages.
 
This low-growing herb is in the mint family, and loves boggy, wet soils. The square-shaped stems support dark green toothed leaves, and tiny blue-purple flowers.