Prunella vulgaris (Common Selfheal)

Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Height, Spread: 0.5-2 ft

Water/Soil: Moist, well-drained, clay, loam, sand

Light: Full sun-part shade

Bloom: Spring, summer, fall, small bluish lavender-white flowers 

Native Range: Northern hemisphere

Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Edible

Notes: Perennial wildflower commonly found in moist fields, roadsides, and along woodland margins. Attractive to bees and butterflies, it is the host plant for the Clouded Sulphur butterfly (Colias philodice). It is used in various folk medicine practices (its common name derives from its common usage as a throat healing remedy). Best used in naturalized fields and meadows.