Lamiaceae
Prunella vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Also known as Prunella latifolia, Prunella alpina, Prunella sessilifolia, Prunella vulgaris var. capitellata
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Ground-Cover · Medicinal · Pollinator · Self-Heal · Wildflower · Lamiaceae · Lawn · Native · Perennial · Edible
Common self-heal is a tough, adaptable ground cover that thrives in lawns, meadows, and partially shaded garden beds with average moisture. It spreads readily and produces small purple flower spikes that are beloved by bees and other pollinators. This plant has a long history of medicinal use and requires very little attention once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; soil should be moist but well-drained and never waterlogged · Every 5-7 days, or as needed to keep soil lightly moist
- 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
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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