Botanical name: Prunella vulgaris
Other names: Selfheal, Square stem, Thimble flower, Sickle-heal, Sicklewort, Slough-heal, Hookweed, Panay, Proud carpenter, Herb carpenter, Hercules' all-heal, Hook-heal, Carpenter's herb, Heart of the earth, Brunel, Caravaun bog, Carpenter grass, Blue curls, Brownwort, Heal-all
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Genus: Prunella
Species: P. vulgaris - P. vulgaris is a creeping perennial with short erect spikes of deep violet tubular flowers.
Prunella vulgaris is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Dark-purple, Dark-blue in Summer; Dark-purple, Dark-blue in Autumn
Foliage: Green in All seasons
Habit: Creeping, Spreading
Prunella vulgaris (Selfheal) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in full sun or part shade in most well-drained soils.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
Selfheal is a woodland and grassland plant which would do well as groundcover in the front of a border or in a meadow or woodland edge situation. As the name suggests, it was once widely used in herbal medicine. It is generally pollinated by bees.
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- Posted: Sat. 20th June 2009 20:40
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