Scutellaria costaricana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to Costa Rica and Panama. It is commonly known scarlet skullcap or Costa Rican skullcap and is a popular tropical houseplant.
Water regularly with warm, lime-free water so that the soil is always moist; wait for the floor surface to dry. In autumn and winter water once a week. Spray the leaves daily in summer and place a tray with damp pebbles under the pot. Fertilize every 2 weeks with mineral fertilizer in spring and summer.
It reproduces by seed, but rarely fructifies outside from the origin areas, and by herbaceous cutting, in spring, in sandy soil kept humid at the temperature of 24-26 °C.
