Small Skullcap;
Leonard's Skullcap
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-8
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Height: 4 to 8 inches
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Spread: 12 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: small 1/3 to 1/4 inch wide blue-violet flower, with
fine hairs
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Light: full sun to partial sun
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Soil: shallow soil containing some sand
or rocky material
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Moisture: dry to medium
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Use: perennial borders, boulevard
gardens, rock gardens cottage gardens, dry prairie borders
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: Eastern North America
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Notes: leaves are 1/2 inch long,
opposite, lance-like, angled up or spreading, short stalked; deer and rabbit
resistant
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Supplier: Agrecol Native Nursery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H188
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