Medicinal: "Huang Qin" in traditional Chinese medicine
Zone: 5-7
Growth: 30cm x 30cm [1ft x 1ft]
Foliage: Deciduous; mid-green; leaves lanceolate (long, narrow, pointy) on wiry stalks with flowers on upper third
Flower: July-August; saturated blue-purple
Light: Full sun
Moisture: Little to no extra water
Soil: Grows well in poor sandy loam; must be well drained
Garden location: Front of border; will gently self-sow
Scutellaria baicalensis (Baikal skullcap)
C$10.00Price
Baikal skullcap is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The dried root is used to treat a variety of conditions. The flowering plants are lovely with late-blooming blue Hibiscus syriacus shrubs.
