Well, it's a beauty, as are all the S. orientalis forms.  I have a few coming along into their third year, hopefully to see some bloom in 2010.

By the way, your avatar is a trifle obscure, can't discern you from the rocks in the plateau.  At least with my avatar, you get a sense of scale as I'm climbing into one of my arborescent croci. ;D

I've only grown one species so far - baicalensis.  Even with my abhorrent care, some bloomed the first year from seed.  By they way, you won't catch me calling members of this genus "scoots".  In my neck of the woods that is slang for a, ahem . . . temporary health malady.  ::)

It looks as though you've been swallowed by a snowdrop, Mark.  I guess that's one way to get a close, in depth look at bulbous material.
I assume you have a plan of escape already in the works. . .

McDonough wrote:

By the way, your avatar is a trifle obscure, can't discern you from the rocks in the plateau.  At least with my avatar, you get a sense of scale as I'm climbing into one of my arborescent croci. ;D

What??  You can't discern me from the rocks?  I can't imagine how that happened.  Well, if it helps at all, I suppose I should just mention that I am frequently mistaken for Angelina Jolie... minus the tattoos (and Brad Pitt, come to think of it).

RickR wrote:

By they way, you won't catch me calling members of this genus "scoots".  In my neck of the woods that is slang for a, ahem . . . temporary health malady.  ::)

Rick, frankly, I have heard the term used to describe a sort of digestive inconvenience as well... but I thought, hey, being that I am but a stranger in a strange land on the alpines forum, I shall make every effort to try to speak the lingo!   ;D

Another nice one... Scutellaria alpina, and I believe this is the cultivar 'Romana'.  (Please correct me if I'm wrong!)

I have not had great success with Scutellaria...most rot off over winter.  I did get three years from S. pontica so I am tempted to give this one another try.

Wow, I definitely must find S. pontica!

I'm also very impressed by S. baicalensis and grew it last year.  Mine bloomed in the first year from seed too, as did S. resinosa, which is always gratifying.

Mine died but the one at the BG was at least alive last fall.  If it survives I'll collect seed.  This one originally came as seed from Panayoti.

A new, very tiny one from last year, Scutellaria indica var. parvifolia:

I imagine Scutellaria must be satisfyingly-easy plants for many NARGS members in generally drier areas.   Yes?  No?  

Another Scutellaria alpina:

I'm sure a couple few of us must, but I don't know of anyone in my Chapter that grows them.

Here's a southern U.S. native, Scutellaria resinosa... rather a pathetic little example, given it's in its first bloom last year from seed.  
I'm sure some other members must have much better examples they could show us.

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SCRE3

If you all knew how many hundreds of Scutellaria pontica I have pulled: Gwen wanted me to get rid of it altogether, but I love that hot magenta, and always try to leave a few "Between a rock and a hard place": I try and collect every seed so they don't seed around, and no matter what I do hundreds show up every spring, insinuate themselves into the tightest buns and choice cushion plants (I end up destroying both cushion and Scutellaria trying to extract them)...it is infuriating!

Kelaidis wrote:

If you all knew how many hundreds of Scutellaria pontica I have pulled: Gwen wanted me to get rid of it altogether, but I love that hot magenta, and always try to leave a few "Between a rock and a hard place": I try and collect every seed so they don't seed around, and no matter what I do hundreds show up every spring, insinuate themselves into the tightest buns and choice cushion plants (I end up destroying both cushion and Scutellaria trying to extract them)...it is infuriating!

Kelaidis, what do you do with the seed? I have tried to sow quite a few species but never had any success. They don't germinate, maybe the seed are too old. But I never give up hope!

Scutellaria hypericifolia, in the crevice garden:
   

The Scutellaria genus certainly has a wide variety of leaf shapes.  Every species shown in this thread has different leaves.  The foliage of Scutellaria nevadensis orientalis subsp. sevanensis is sort of similar to a weed we call henbit.  In my haste, I almost pulled it out!

                    Scutellaria nevadensis orientalis subsp. sevanensis

Nice plant - I love those yellow scutes.  I wonder if it is really Scutellaria nevadensis though?  As I attempted to find out more about that species, I looked at The Plant List, which says S. nevadensis is a synonym for S. angustifolia ssp. micrantha:
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-188906

S. angustifolia ssp. micrantha is one of the North American species with purple-blue flowers and entire leaves:
http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/ShowDBImage/Gallery.aspx?latinName=Scutellaria...
http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=scana2_001_avp.tif

If I may suggest it, I think yours, with its yellow flowers and scalloped leaves, is more likely a form of Scutellaria orientalis?

You're right, Lori: clearly, it is not nevadensis/angustifolia ssp. micrantha.  Checking my records, I received it as Scutellaria sevanensis (how did that happen? ;D), and I see the valid name is actually Scutellaria orientalis subsp. sevanensis.  Duly noted, and thanks.

I had hoped Scutellaria baicalensis would be a little less gangly in its second year in the garden.  But no. The soil is very well drained, but richer than what might be best, and if it would only stop raining... Yesterday, I received and inch of rain in less than half an hour! But it does have good flower power.

Very attractive! 
I think I have figured out what I am growing as "S. baicalensis" (that I showed last year)... possibly either S. zhongdianensis or S. altaica.

Here's what I have as Scuttellaria orientalis photographed last year, maybe it's a variety, can any one help? The other day I bought a plant of S. suffrutescens'Texas Rose' which I have yet to find a place for in the garden (as you do!)

My S orientalis is nothing like as good as it was last year but then I have no real idea how to grow them. I have it in a little rock bed in full sun. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Hi, David,
Here's a key to S. orientalis that might be helpful.  (I have not pored over it with your plant in mind yet.)
http://vanherbaryum.yyu.edu.tr/flora/famgenustur/la/sc/sa/index.htm

It looks very well grown!  Very nice silvery foliage. 

Here is a little guy from south eastern Nevada and south western Utah that likes it dry. Scutellaria sapphirina used to be considered as a variety of Scutellaria nana but currently has species designation.
(Seed will be available on the seed exchange.)

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0903+0731
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SCSA6

It (S. sapphirina) travels. But unlike the fairly rampant (and also blue) S. brittonii and S. angustifolia, when it travels, it leaves its original home. So you think your little scutellaria you grew from Archibald seed is dead, and then, lo and behold, it's over there, and what you thought was bindweed was not.
S. pontica does not seem to be reliably perennial but it is, as Pk suggested, reliably ubiquitous. As is S. salviifolia. (100 free plants to the first person who comes over to dig them up. 200 free plants to ther second person.)
I still can't figure out why S. suffrutescens is called the "pink Texas skullcap". It's not from Texas. It's not really pink, either.

Bob

Judging from a couple photos taken in year 2000, I received some scoot-roots from Bob back in 1998, with fair warning they might take over my yard, or possibly the universe, Scutellaria sapphirina and S. angustifolia.  The former only lasted a couple years here, but S. angustifolia quickly escaped its home in a pot by ducking for cover and diving through the drainage holes.  It spread into an area that I use to hold potted plants, romping quietly through the top layer of bark mulch over hardpan subsoil.  Since its time above ground is brief, flowering late May or early June then retreating into dormancy, it has not caused much concern for its spread. In fact, it has only spread a couple meters in each direction, not nearly the threat something like Ajuga poses.  Thanks Bob, I'm always reminded of you when this little plant makes its appearance each spring.

Scutellaria angustifolia, in the first photo, the plant shamelessly making its escape from a pot:
 

Here is the Eastern American version of a dryland Scutellaria.

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/sm_skullcap.htm

I collected seed of S. leonardii this year.  I will be propagating it for ecological restoration.  I expect I will have plenty of seed in two years.  If I can spare any I will send some to the exchange.

James

James, good link for Scutellaria parvula missouriensis, I'm not as familiar with the many members of the genus in North America as I should be.  Never heard of Scutellaria leonardii either, nice markings on the flowers, there's seed and a couple photos on the Prairie Moon Nursery site:
http://www.prairiemoon.com/seeds/wildflowers-forbs/scutellaria-leonardii...

Update: I missed the fact that S. leonardii and S. parvula var. leonardii are synonyms of S. parvula var. missouriensis.
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SCPAM

I wouldn't mind having Scutellaria angustifolia (or any other skullcap shown here) as a "weed"!

Well I've seen some quirky thread titles in my time but this one takes the biscuit

Here's my Scutellaria indica which my book tells me is a Japanese species.

More "scoots".... err, "scutes"?

Yes, the crazy title (above) is a artifact of the switch to the new software... Hard to conceive of, but I guess it doesn't understand the quotation marks that were in the title!

I'll see if I can correct it. 

Great looking Scoot, errr.. Scut...  there!  I have a white form of Scutellaria indica var. parvifolia - I didn't realize it was from Japan.

Edit:  Yup, looks like I was able to correct the title!

I didn't notice any changes in the title? Or maybe I do not remember what it was??

Beautiful plant anyway!

The first line in my last post shows the title, as it got translated into the new forum software.  Then I corrected it (finally!)

Well, I didn't notice. I am used to see a lot of gibberish in my work . . . . .