Scarlet Skullcap, Costa Rican Skullcap (Scutellaria costaricana)

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duliticola Longfield, Kent, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Nov 29, 2003

Common name: Scarlet Skullcap, Costa Rican Skullcap
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Scutellaria
Species costaricana

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/57224/

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Monocromatico Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11) Nov 29, 2003

Ah, nice picture. I donīt see this plant for years. I had one, around 7-8 years ago, it had more orange flowers, and bloomed abundantly. Gotta love that "plastic" look of the leaves. My plant died by terrorist aphids attack.

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duliticola Longfield, Kent, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Nov 29, 2003

Yes, I have posted another picture taken in the summer which shows more orangey flowers with much yellower lips and throat ( same plant as above)

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goldenfish Tottori, Japan(Zone 9a) Nov 29, 2003

What a beautiful!!! Japanese Scutellaria (Scutellaria indica) is blue flower. I've never seen this color. Thank you for sharing!!

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duliticola Longfield, Kent, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Nov 29, 2003

Thanks goldenfish, if you have a nice photo of S. indica you should add it to the PDB. I have seen it growing and it is an attractive alpine. S. costaricana is a tropical herb and will reach almost 1.5 metres in height, although in pots half this height seems normal. Its only fault is a tendency to get leggy, so it needs cutting back periodically.

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goldenfish Tottori, Japan(Zone 9a) Nov 30, 2003

1.5m!!?? Both of them don't seem at all to be congeneric@for me.LOL
I don't have a photo of S.indica though, I'm going to take it in next spring!! Thank you for the information:)

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patp Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Nov 30, 2003

Picture of this plant is quite eyecatching...thanks!

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duliticola Longfield, Kent, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Nov 30, 2003

Thanks, glad you like it.
There is a list of Scutellaria species at the following web site, although some of the image links are broken.
http://www.sphosting.com/cactus/page2af.html

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REDROSE New Iberia, LA(Zone 9a) Nov 30, 2003

Wow the red one is so beautiful never saw this before.

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) Dec 06, 2003

Dazzling flower! You have so many wonderful plants, most of which I've never seen before. Thanks for taking such wonderful pictures and posting them.

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Shelly221 Denver, CO(Zone 5b) Dec 06, 2003

absolutely beautiful!!

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) May 06, 2005

WOW.

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