Plants will ship early June 🙂
Skullcap, Barbat (Scutellaria barbata) potted plant, organic
$8.50 – $57.00
Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)
Hardy to Zones 7 to 10, otherwise grown as an annual
(Barbat Skullcap, Ban-zhi-lian) Herbaceous perennial to 18 inches. Native to southeastern China. Flowers large and blue/purple. Traditional usage (TCM): clears heat, infection, tumors, hepatitis. Plant prefers part shade to sun, moist soils. Space plants about a foot apart.
Potted plant, Certified Organically Grown
Betsy –
Hi Rico,
Skullcap germinated just great and growing well. I plan to plant most outside but was wondering if I did want the ability to make tea over the winter if I could grow/keep one plant indoor and grow year round as a houseplant. Would that work? I don’t want to waste a plant and time getting it set up inside if it won’t do well though. Does skullcap do well as a houseplant with indoor south facing sun? And I have the same question for other seeds I started from you which are – arnica, calendula, wild pansy, chamomile and feverfew. Thank you! Betsy
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Richo Cech –
hi betsy, plants eat light. all these wild-derived plants are going to do better in a garden situation. yes, you can eech them along as potted plants but they won’t be very happy and yield will be low. you can grow the plant in the garden, harvest and dry for tea and have the plant in tea form all winter long. richo
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Bekki Shining Bearheart –
Love this plant. It has done better for me than baikalensis, I was growing them in my garden in southern ohio prior to moving here in 2013, and they were some of the first species I planted in the new garden. The barbata never gave up till this year (I do not harvest for medicine), but I have had to replant the baikalensis every year,,, I am slowly finding out what they DON’T like ;). Ordering again this year!
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mimi kamp –
I am looking for scutellaria baicalensis??
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Richo Cech –
MIMI! Scutellaria baicalensis suffers from overpopularity. We did distribute a good amount of seed but it was sold out 60 days post harvest. I have the plants marked in the field and we will again have this available. Hit “waitlist.” richo
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mimi kamp (verified owner) –
Thanks Richo!
My barbata plants are doing well and blooming!
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Richo Cech –
Hi Mimi, OK, good, then its working! Still offering you seeds, let me know if you need anything. richo
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melinda.fox13 (verified owner) –
I have this plant and it is just lovely. I just harvested leaves and stems to dry. Does this do the same as lateriflora? Is it a nervine ? thank you for offering such great plants!
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Diana –
Hi Melinda, Thank you for mentioning the Scutellaria barbata. This herb really grows well for us and I think it is somewhat stouter and tougher than most of the other species of skullcap. Traditional use (TCM): small doses usually combined with other herbs to treat breast cancer. The herb is also considered antiinflammatory and is used to treat infections. With a stretch of the imagination antiinflammatory can be linked to nervine, but this doesn’t appear to be an anxiolytic like scutellaria lateriflora. Check the link below. Richo
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26875645
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Michelle –
Hi! I love my scullcap barbata! I just want to say that I have two large patches that come back every year (for the past four years) and I’m in zone 4.
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Epiphany –
Sharing Post: Stephen Harrod Buhner, an herbalist I respect deeply has noted that in his experiences, dry skullcap is “almost worthless” for the purposes which we prefer it. Well, I have not enough experience to judge this definitive opinion, but as I trust Stephen to the max, I am going to try and grow some!! I love fresh herbs anyway.
I’ve heard this one expresses weedy tendencies in my zone (Portland OR) so I will see if one plant is enough.
Love to all who love. Epiphany
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