Prunella vulgaris seed
LATIN NAME: Prunella vulgaris
COMMON NAME: Self-Heal
The self-heal holds its dense, short, purple flower spikes among the oval leaves, and the creeping stems spread the low clumps. The low, creeping, mat-forming, perennial plant carries the oval, pointed, softly hairy, green leaves on the short stalks and the dense, short, cylindrical spikes of the small, hooded, purple, violet or white flowers through the early summer, one of the fine, quiet sights of the meadow edge, drawing the bees. The plant has a long record in the old practice of the cool lands, and it is a fine, historic presence of the meadow edge. It is a plant of the open, sunny to lightly shaded, deep, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The self-heal is a historic subject of the plant science, and the short spikes keep showing up in the work on the meadow perennials. The way the dense, short, cylindrical spikes of the small, hooded, purple, violet or white flowers form along the creeping stems has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the meadow perennials, the low ground covers and the members of the mint family. The oval, softly hairy leaves and the mat-forming habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the self-heal is a regular subject of the work on the short spikes of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The self-heal is a fine, quiet plant of the meadow edge and the green verge. The dense, short, cylindrical spikes of the small, hooded, purple, violet or white flowers open through the early summer, one of the fine, quiet sights of the meadow edge, drawing the bees, and the creeping stems hold the ground with the ease, while the plant has a long record in the old practice of the cool lands. It is one of the fine choices for the meadow edge, the green verge and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the horticultural papers for the short spikes and the long record of use. It is a fine, quiet plant of the open, sunny to lightly shaded, deep, moist, well-drained garden.
Give the young plants the light shade and the moist soil, and the short spikes will come in the second season.
To grow the self-heal from seed, sow the small, brown seeds across the surface of the pot of fine, gritty soil, without covering them, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun or the light shade and the deep, moist, well-drained ground, the short spikes will rise through the early summer.
Uses: Medicinal
it was also used to soothe inflammation of the mouth and as a gargle for sore throats
(Selfheal; Woundwort) was once hailed as a universal panacea. it prefers open, sunny locations, and loamy soil. Allheal will grow up to a foot tall (30cm), bearing small blue and purple flowers on compact spikes all summer. Much loved by bees, it is an excellent choice for meadow gardens.