Scutellaria lateriflora
(Mad Dog Skullcap)

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Mad Dog Skullcap, Blue Skullcap, American Skullcap, Side-Flowering Skullcap
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: July - September
    Status: Native
    Range:

Scutellaria lateriflora, or Mad Dog Skullcap, is native to almost the entire continental US, except parts of the Rocky Mountain area. It is a perennial that grows in moist areas, like swamps, marshes, ditches, shorelines and wet wood. It blooms in mid to late summer with purple flowers.

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