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Roma

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Scutellaria species
« on: July 21, 2009, 08:59:20 PM »
Can anyone identify the following Scutellaria species please?  It is a seedling which appeared in a pot of Androsace albana bought from Kevock nursery.  The Androsace which was a very attractive pink form died and a seedling appeared which grew into a rosette reminiscent of some gesneriads.  Till it flowered I hadn't a clue what it might be.
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 07:47:50 PM »
I don't know what your scutellaria is, but there are some keys to scutellaria at the Flora of China site that may be helpful:

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=129910
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 01:24:31 PM »
Roma, your Scutellaria looks like the one I grow as S.albida. It is native to Bulgaria and presumably much of the Balkans too.
The plant grown as Androsace albana is one I have also had as A.armena and A.macrantha from seed exchanges. Very interesting in their 'taller' growth forms, but for me they are always monocarpic.
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 10:53:41 PM »
Thanks Lori and Simon for your replies.
I still have the scutellaria in a pot as I was unsure whether it was clump forming or a runner, but it seems to be well behaved so must get it planted out. 
I got seed off the Androsace albana and sowed some but it didn't germinate.  I think I still have some in the fridge so must try again.
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2009, 06:50:26 AM »
The Scutellaria albida is a clump-former, but does seed a lot if not cut back. If you leave the pot of Androsace out over winter it could still germinate. I have had germinations from these types after 2years.
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2009, 11:45:35 PM »
It looks like the white form of the little one called S. indica v. japonica. Could be indica alba or something like that.
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 12:46:06 PM »
I am trying to remember- doesn't S.indica run underground? In which case they should be easy to identify when the plants are a little bigger. S.albida doesn't run.
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 02:20:29 PM »
I am trying to remember- doesn't S.indica run underground? In which case they should be easy to identify when the plants are a little bigger. S.albida doesn't run.

 I thought they all tended to scoot underground.... hence their name?  ::) ;D
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2009, 05:26:26 PM »
Lol, some of mine just 'shoot' around though seed from stems I should have deadheaded!
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Re: Scutellaria species
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2009, 12:41:53 AM »
I think indica japonica and it's white counterpart DO scoot underground a bit, to make small patches. They also seed about in a mild way.
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