Common Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata
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Common Selfheal is the native Virginia genotype of self-heal, with purple to lavender flower spikes that provide nectar and pollen for small native pollinators. It is adaptable enough for meadows, garden edges, and naturalized plantings.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade, Part Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Dry to Medium, Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 0.5-2.5 ft
- Spread
- 1-2 ft
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Mid Summer
- Bloom Color
- Purple to lavender
- Garden Goals
- Deer Resistant, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Long Bloom Season, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Pollinator garden; meadow; groundcover; naturalized planting; woodland edge
- Wildlife Value
- Clouded Sulphur butterfly noted in user catalog
In Virginia, both native and introduced forms of self-heal occur. The native form, var. lanceolata, is recognized for its narrower leaves and often more floriferous, colorful growth. It occurs across Virginia in habitats ranging from dry to mesic woods and pastures to seeps, roadsides, and other open or disturbed places.
Good to know: Native Virginia genotype of self-heal; typically narrower-leaved and more floriferous/colorful than introduced genotypes; adaptable from shaded to open habitats