SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS
FAMILY: LAMIACEAE
HUANG-QIN: For over 2000 years, this herb has been used in Chinese medicine for treating colds, fever, high blood pressure, insomnia, dysentery, hepatitis and more. The root is used. The plant is very cold hardy and drought tolerant and grows to about 15″ tall. Large blue flowers. It needs sun and well drained soil.