NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Scutellaria integrifolia

Scientific Name:	Scutellaria integrifolia
Genus:	Scutellaria
Species Epithet:	integrifolia
Common Name:	Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower, Common Large Skullcap
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White, Pink, Blue
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June, July, August
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Wet pine savannas, seeps in forests, bottomlands, other moist sites. Common throughout NC.
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
Flowers Helmet Skullcap is common throughout the state, growing in wet pine savannas, forest seeps, bottomlands and moist sites. The lower leaves are toothed but the upper ones have smooth edges or have only blunt teeth. Esther Murphy, May 13, 2012, Ev-Henwood Preserve, Supply
Numerous pairs of narrowly elliptic leaves and leafy bracts subtending the flowers Granville County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center