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Prunella vulgaris 'Magdalena' - selfheal from New Moon Nurseries
Prunella vulgaris 'Magdalena'
selfheal
Native to North America (cultivar)
A 2019 introduction from Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennials. Prunella vulgaris was raised as a seedling from open pollinated seed sown from the seed parent, Prunella vulgaris ‘Under the Sea’.
The first flowers are heavy in late spring to early summer, depending on your location, with purple bi-color flowers, but continue to flower through September. Plants grow just 6 inches tall and spread over 12 inches wide. The plants are semi-evergreen and in the cool of Spring and Autumn, the leaves are a bright green with purple highlights.
Prefers Full Sun to partial shade, and is adaptable to many soil types, but in a dust bowl moisture is definitely required, just like it's native parents.
Height:
6 inSpread:
12 inSpacing:
18-24 inUSDA Hardiness Zone:
3-9Bloom Color:
PurplePrunella vulgaris 'Magdalena' Characteristics
Attracts Wildlife
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Hummingbirds
Attributes
- Interesting Foliage
- Evergreen
- Container
- Clay Soil
- Reblooming
- Long Blooming
- Ground Cover
Exposure
- Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant
- Deer Resistant
Flowering Months
- August
- July
- June
- May
- September
Foliage Color
- Green
Growth Rate
- Fast
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Summer
- Spring
Soil Moisture Preference
- Average
Interesting Notes:
Plants that work well with Prunella vulgaris 'Magdalena'
Lance-leaved loostrife
(Lysimachia lanceolata 'GroWild Child')
Black-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia fulgida v. deamii)
Catlin sedge
(Carex texensis)
Prairie junegrass
(Koeleria macrantha)
Appalachian blazing star
(Liatris microcephala)
Butterfly weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Substitutions for Prunella vulgaris 'Magdalena'
Appalachian blazing star
(Liatris microcephala)
Pink tickseed
(Coreopsis rosea)
Wine cups
(Callirhoe involucrata)