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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Roma on July 21, 2009, 08:59:20 PM

Title: Scutellaria species
Post by: Roma on July 21, 2009, 08:59:20 PM: Can anyone identify the following Scutellaria species please? It is a seedling which appeared in a pot of Androsace albana bought from Kevock nursery. The Androsace which was a very attractive pink form died and a seedling appeared which grew into a rosette reminiscent of some gesneriads. Till it flowered I hadn't a clue what it might be.
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Lori S. on July 22, 2009, 07:47:50 PM: I don't know what your scutellaria is, but there are some keys to scutellaria at the Flora of China site that may be helpful:

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129910
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Sinchets on July 23, 2009, 01:24:31 PM: Roma, your Scutellaria looks like the one I grow as S.albida. It is native to Bulgaria and presumably much of the Balkans too.
The plant grown as Androsace albana is one I have also had as A.armena and A.macrantha from seed exchanges. Very interesting in their 'taller' growth forms, but for me they are always monocarpic.
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Roma on July 23, 2009, 10:53:41 PM: Thanks Lori and Simon for your replies.
I still have the scutellaria in a pot as I was unsure whether it was clump forming or a runner, but it seems to be well behaved so must get it planted out.
I got seed off the Androsace albana and sowed some but it didn't germinate. I think I still have some in the fridge so must try again.
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Sinchets on July 24, 2009, 06:50:26 AM: The Scutellaria albida is a clump-former, but does seed a lot if not cut back. If you leave the pot of Androsace out over winter it could still germinate. I have had germinations from these types after 2years.
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 29, 2009, 11:45:35 PM: It looks like the white form of the little one called S. indica v. japonica. Could be indica alba or something like that.
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Sinchets on July 30, 2009, 12:46:06 PM: I am trying to remember- doesn't S.indica run underground? In which case they should be easy to identify when the plants are a little bigger. S.albida doesn't run.
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Maggi Young on July 30, 2009, 02:20:29 PM: Quote from: Sinchets on July 30, 2009, 12:46:06 PM
I am trying to remember- doesn't S.indica run underground? In which case they should be easy to identify when the plants are a little bigger. S.albida doesn't run.

I thought they all tended to scoot underground.... hence their name? ::) ;D
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Sinchets on July 30, 2009, 05:26:26 PM: Lol, some of mine just 'shoot' around though seed from stems I should have deadheaded!
Title: Re: Scutellaria species
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 31, 2009, 12:41:53 AM: I think indica japonica and it's white counterpart DO scoot underground a bit, to make small patches. They also seed about in a mild way.