Scutellaria Appalachian Blues PP 34854 Hybrid shade garden plant that is

shade garden plant that is valuable for its long early floral display

Our start was shared by Georgia plantsman Ozzie Johnson

Calanthes are superb for very dark spots in the woodland garden

Compared to Daphne odora

well-drained soil and part sun for best performance

Scutellaria Appalachian Blues PP 34854 Hybrid shade garden plant that isScutellaria 'Appalachian Blues' is a new North Creek Nursery introduction of a hybrid between two US native woodland skullcaps, Scutellaria serrata and ovata. The small clumps, which are similar to Scutellaria serrata, reach 1' tall x 20" wide, clothed with thumb size green leaves that emerge with a narrow black border. The deciduous clump is topped, starting for us in early May, with stalks of violet flowers that rise 4" above the mound of foliage.