Havana Scullcap, Scutellaria havanensis, is native to the rocklands of Dade County. It has beautiful half inch blue flowers that attract bees, yet not butterflies, and provide seed to many bird species.
Havana Scullcap has rounded half inch leaves and only grows to about 12 inches tall. This is a drought, not salt, tolerant perennial groundcover that expands via underground rhizomes to form a mat. It prefers average soil although the addition of organic matter will improve its appearance.
Individuals planted 18 inches apart form a border and groupings with odd shapes provide a nice base to show off plants like Lignum Vitae, Joewood, various palms and other specimen plants.
Since it doesn’t compete with its neighbors, it can be mixed with other well behaved plants like Coreopsis, Pineland Petunia, Twinflower, mimosa and low grasses like Pineland Dropseed.
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