code: 993
An easy trouble free plant to grow
Family: Lamiaceae
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Maximum Height: 30 cm
Non-invasive clumps of small blue and white “snapdragons” in close packed spikes. An easy trouble free plant to grow, which will spread slowly by self-seeding.
Sowing advice:
Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.
Facts
Tall skullcap is native to central and eastern Europe and western Asia, and is cultivated as a garden ornamental. It has become naturalized in western Europe, but it does not appear to escape cultivation in North America, having been collected only in Massachusetts.
Characteristics
Habitat
terrestrial
Flower petal color
- blue to purple
- white
Leaf type
the leaves are simple (i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets)
Leaf arrangement
opposite: there are two leaves per node along the stem
Leaf blade edges
the edge of the leaf blade has teeth
Flower symmetry
there is only one way to evenly divide the flower (the flower is bilaterally symmetrical)
Number of sepals, petals or tepals
there are five petals, sepals, or tepals in the flower
Fusion of sepals and petals
the petals or the sepals are fused into a cup or tube
Stamen number
4
Fruit type (general)
the fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe
