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Lamiaceae
Heal-all
Prunella vulgaris
Also known as Prunella vulgaris subsp. parviflora, Woundwort, Self-heal, Carpenter's weed
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Medicinal-Herb · Perennial · Purple-Flowers · Pollinator-Friendly · Ground-Cover · Self-Heal · Wildflower · Low-Maintenance
Heal-all is a low-maintenance perennial herb that thrives in partial shade with consistent moisture. It produces small purple flower spikes that attract pollinators and has traditional medicinal uses. This hardy plant spreads naturally and requires little care beyond occasional watering during dry periods.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.4–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Blue
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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