Self heal (Prunella vulgaris vulgaris)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Purple Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Gray-Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Green Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Stoloniferous Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 1.5 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Decumbent Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 115 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 5.4 pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 16 Precipitation, Maximum 55 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 10 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (-F) -38 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 668000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Slow Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human Yes Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No