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SCUTELLARIA resinosa 'Smokey Hills'
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Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Origin: | Selection. Native to Kansas and Colorado south to New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico in short grass prairies. |
| Distinction: | Plant Select, contact Plant Select for legal use of ® names. |
| Special Features: | Rich flowering. SCUTELLARIA resinosa 'Smokey Hills' is best in rocky or sandy soils, drought tolerant. Might be used for groundcover, borders, cottage gardens. Intense blue-violet flowering. |
| Basic Colour: | (violet) |
| Flower Colour: | blue-violet |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - September |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | oval to rounded, pubescent, resinous, gray-green leaves |
| Growth Habit: | cushion-forming / bushy |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.2 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.83333 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1200 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
2 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 - 3 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Sowing to Germination: | 2 - 4 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
