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Scutellaria baicalensis
Also called Chinese Skullcap
Baikal skullcap is a hardy perennial herb from northeast Asia, grown mainly for its medicinal roots. It needs full sun, well-drained soil, and cold winters to thrive.
Scutellaria baicalensis, with the common name Baikal skullcap or Chinese skullcap, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.
The plant is native to China, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia in the Russian Far East and Siberia.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
