Scutellaria incana (Downy Skullcap) [15 Seeds]

Germination Information: I recommend these seeds only for gardeners who have experience with seeds that need a chilling period to germinate. The easiest approach is to surface-sow the seeds in a pot in late fall to early winter, setting them outdoors in a spot protected from mice so they can get a natural chilling period and then germinate when conditions are right in spring.

If you sow much after December, give the seeds an artificial chilling period of about 2 months.

It is possible that these seeds could germinate if you sow them in warm, moist, bright conditions. But if you try that and no seedlings appear within 2 months or so, then try giving them an artificial chilling period as described above.

The last time I grew downy skullcap from seed, the seeds I sowed in a pot outdoors on January 1 started germinating on March 30, and those I sowed indoors (under lights, on a heat mat) on March 1 started germinating on April 12. Both sets of seedlings flowered in their first summer.

Note that this information will not be on the seed packet you receive.

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