Common Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
Wildflower Coming Soon
Common Selfheal is a Virginia native wildflower that typically reaches 0.5–2 ft and blooms in early summer, mid summer, and late summer with purple flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spread
- 1–2 ft
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Summer
- Bloom Color
- Purple
- Garden Goals
- Deer Resistant, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Long Bloom Season, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Groundcover; pollinator lawn; small garden; border edge
- Wildlife Value
- Clouded Sulphur butterfly noted in user catalog
Common Selfheal grows best in full sun or part shade with medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 0.5–2 ft tall and 1–2 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support butterflies and native bees. Notable wildlife value includes: Clouded Sulphur butterfly noted in user catalog. It is well suited to Groundcover, pollinator lawn, small garden, border edge.
Good to know: Low-growing mint-family wildflower.