Plants will ship early June 🙂
Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris) potted plant, organic
$8.50 – $21.95
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
laura.mangels (verified owner) –
I purchase a plant two years ago and planted it in a two-gallon pot filled with potting soil rich in organic matter and perlite. I placed that pot in a spot that receives both morning and afternoon sun (midday shade; this is zone 10a), and attached a drip line. The first year was glorious. Thanks to this plant, I discovered we had quite a large population of carpenter bees on our property. They were buzzing this plant all day.
The plant reseeded generously, and I did not prick out the plants. That’s a shame because the flower display was much less expressive as a result of overcrowding (I think).
Today (early spring for us) I just pricked out about 20 healthy plants that are now each potted up. I look forward to having much more of this wonderful herb this year. It’s wonderful medicine, a true beauty, and the bees love it.
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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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