About
A small, deciduous, tendril-climbing shrub to 6m from eastern Asia with deeply divided, 5�7-lobed, mid-green leaves and broad panicles of small, creamy-white flowers in summer, followed by small, dark blue, edible berries. Grown as an unusual ornamental climber for a sheltered wall or pergola in a mild to warm garden.
About the genus
Scutellaria are annuals, herbaceous perennials or sub-shrubs with opposite pairs of leaves and blue, violet, yellow or white, two-lipped, tubular flowers borne in the leaf axils or in terminal spikes
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.