Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Scutellaria amabilis H.Hara |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 13: 602 (1937) |
Native Range | Japan (c. Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 100-400m |
Description | leaves broadly ovate to cordate, 1-2cm long, coarsely obtusely dentate, finely pubescent, flowers 20-25mm long, few, in short spikes |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |