Skullcap, 0.1 g : Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Saving the Past for the Future

$2.75

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Now sold out for 2018. (Scutellaria lateriflora) [Also called Virginian Scullcap or Mad-Dog Scullcap. The latter name refers to its historical use in treating rabies.] Small purple-blue flowers are borne in slender one-sided racemes in the leaf axils. Leaves are oval-shaped with serrated edges. Medicinal: Nervine tonic, sedative, and anti-spasmodic used to revivify, calm, and nourish the nervous system. Harvest aerial parts during August and September. Pkt (0.1 g, 55 seeds)

Growing instructions: Perennial. Germination: darkness required, 14-21 days. Stratify 4-6 weeks. Transplant or direct seed. Sun or part shade. 12-24 in. tall.

Item # 71292