Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal is a low, spreading native (subsp. lanceolata) with squat spikes of violet flowers all summer, an easy, tough groundcover and bee plant for sun or part shade; long valued as a medicinal herb.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY