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Lamiaceae
Cutleaf selfheal
Prunella laciniata
Also known as Prunella laciniata var. intermedia, Prunella afriquena, Prunella laciniata, Prunella laciniata var. pinnatifida
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Selfheal · Cutleaf · Medicinal Herb · Pollinator · Ground Cover · Wildflower · Lamiaceae · Perennial · Meadow · Bee Friendly
Cutleaf selfheal is a low-growing, hardy perennial herb with attractive lobed leaves and small lilac flowers, making it suitable for meadow gardens, borders, or lawn alternatives. It prefers well-drained soil in partial shade to full sun and requires minimal watering once established. Historically used in herbal medicine, it is also a welcome addition to pollinator gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina South, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, District Of Columbia, East Aegean Is., France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kriti
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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