Plants will ship Mid-March 🙂
Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris) potted plant, organic
$8.50 – $57.00
Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)
Hardy to Zones 3 to 9
(Heal-All, Heart-of-the-Earth, Self Heal) Creeping herbaceous perennial, native to the northern hemisphere of Earth. In the garden or among the grasses on the lawn, a floral focal point or a surprising splash of color that gladdens the heart. Traditional usage (TWM): astringent, analgesic, antiviral, open sores of the oral mucosa, herpes. Pick at full flowering glory and dry in the shade, then set aside for making tea. The plant prefers full sun to shade and moist soils. If you bump them up with organic compost, they can be highly florific and stunning, otherwise a small demure blinking blue eye in the grasses. Flowers purple from 6 inches to 22 inches, depending on how much compost is used and how much competition is experienced from grasses. Space plants 1 foot apart. If kept weeded, they will soon join to create a monotypic colony.
Potted Plant, Certified Organically Grown
Question
Narea –
Hi! Wondering if I can plant Self-Heal with Lamiaceae relatives or is it recommended to plant with other allies?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Narea,
Self heal grows with almost anything as long as the soil is moist. It will take over the lower horizon. It grows quite nicely among the grass, which is in many ways its preferred ally. Richo
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Joanne –
Had a lovely big patch at high altitude but none returned after a relatively mild winter. Not enough moisture? But definitely going to replant.
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Richo Cech –
7,500 feet seems pretty high for self heal
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Maryanne (verified owner) –
Can I make infused oil if self heal? I have some plants I ordered from you a year or so ago, and I dried some during the summer. I made some tincture according to the instructions in “Making Plant Medicine”, I’m now wanting to make some salve if it will work.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Maryanne, In general tannins are water-soluble, not oil soluble. so you were going in the right direction to use self-heal in tincture (ot tea) and would be better off working with comfrey or calendula in your oil extractions. Richo
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Glenda Drouhard –
What zone is ohio.
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Richo Cech –
zone 5 to 6
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Liane Benedict –
If ordered now it is okay to plant in Fall?
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Richo Cech –
hi liane, zone 7 and up plant in fall, zone 6 and under wait until spring. r
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Question
Kim McBride –
I want to plant these Self-Heal pot plants indoor for now since the summer is over. I will have sufficient light and controlled humidity. I do not have organic compost so if you can point me to what kind of plant food suitable for this herb I would have enough good conditions. Do you think these pots would be doing well indoor? I am very grateful for your advice. I’ve been buying this herb for a long time but this week a friend told me that I can grow it here in California. I did some research for how to and happened to find you. If I can grow them indoor I will order twenty plants from you. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you. My name is Kim McBride and email is kimmcbride2012@gmail.com
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Admin Richo Cech –
Hi Kim,
Self-heal is very forgiving and will probably grow well in the conditions described. Also, it is not a heavy user of nutrients so can be grown in standard potting soil. You can purchase something like “black gold” at your local nursery supply outlet.
Richo
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