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Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Prunella vulgaris

herb☀️ sun-or-partial🪴 moist-loam📏 small🌡️ RHS H6

📋Quick Facts

Water

💧 Minimal watering

Hardiness

Zone 3

About

Low perennial with purple flowers; tolerates mowing and light foot traffic.

Also known as: Brunelle, Kleine Braunelle, Prunella (erba “self-heal”), Erva-das-feridas / prunela, Prunella vulgaris, Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), Prunela / sanícula pequeña

Pest Resilience

5/5 — Highly resilient

Virtually pest-free; a tough native ground-cover herb.

Visual Characteristics

Fruits

Yes

Harvest: Summer

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How to Propagate

🌰Seed
Easy
🔪Division
Easy

This plant produces viable seeds for propagation

Hardiness Zones

H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H6

USDA 5–6 equivalent

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