Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
— Plant Nursery · Texas-Grown
$12.00
Mature Plant Size: 8-12″x15-18″
Pink Skullcap (Scutellaria suffrutescens) is a low, dense, mounding groundcover from northern Mexico that spreads slowly outward, covered in tiny snapdragon-like pink-to-rose blooms nearly non-stop from May through October.
At Flying Rabbit Farm, our Pink Skullcap transplants are grown for dense, compact mounding habit and long bloom season suited to Austin borders, rock gardens, and edging.
3 in stock
Low water needs once established
Drought tolerant; established plants need little supplemental water beyond rainfall
Little to no fertilizer needed
Shear lightly after bloom flushes to keep it tidy and dense
Generally low-maintenance; little pruning required
Generally pest- and disease-free
Root rot in poorly draining or overwatered soil
A low-water, low-maintenance choice well suited to Austin’s alkaline clay soils once established
Extremely heat- and drought-tolerant once established, spreading slowly like a soft-textured groundcover along bed edges and walls
Best planting window; establishes before summer heat
Long, near-continuous bloom through summer heat
Second good planting window
Evergreen in mild winters; generally hardy in Zone 8b
Fall or spring, avoiding the height of summer heat and hard freezes
Ideal soil temperatures: 60-85 F
Full sun
Minimum 6-8 hours daily
12-15 inches apart
Well-draining soil; tolerates poor, rocky, or alkaline soils
pH 6.5-8.5
Water deeply at transplanting
Water regularly for the first growing season to establish roots, then reduce
Pink Skullcap is not commonly listed by the ASPCA toxicity database, so no verdict is available either way. As a general precaution, keep an eye on pets around any unlisted plant and discourage grazing.
