Lamiaceae
Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica
Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica
Also known as Prunella asiatica, Prunella asiatica f. lilacina, Prunella vulgaris var. nanhutashanense, Prunella vulgaris f. leucocephala
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Self-Heal · Ground Cover · Medicinal Herb · Pollinator Plant · Lamiaceae · Asian Native · Perennial · Low Maintenance · Purple Flowers · Herbal
The Asian self-heal is a tough, low-maintenance perennial ground cover that thrives in partial shade to full sun with average moisture. It produces attractive purple flower spikes that draw bees and butterflies, and has a long history of medicinal use in East Asian herbal traditions. Plant in well-draining soil, keep moderately moist, and it will spread steadily to form a dense, pollinator-friendly ground cover.
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
- 5.4–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Aleutian Is., Amur, China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Nansei-Shoto, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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