Other common names
all-heal, blue curls, blue Lucy, brownwort, brunel, caravaun bog, carpenter grass, carpenter's square, heart of the earth, herb carpenter, Hercules' all-heal, hook-heal, hookweed, panay, proud carpenter, self heal, sickle-heal, sicklewort, slough-heal, square stem, carpenter's herb, heal-all, thimble flower
Synonyms
Prunella incisa
Herbaceous Perennial
A creeping perennial to 30cm, with rooting stems bearing oblong or ovate leaves and short erect spikes of deep violet, rarely pink or white, tubular flowers in summer and early autumn
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres