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Prunella grandiflora Bella Deep Rose - Self-heal

Prunella grandiflora Bella Deep Rose
Large-flowered Self-heal, Large Selfheal

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This prunella is an intense pink version of the wild type. Its compact spikes loaded with small nectar-bearing flowers adorn a beautiful velvety dark green foliage with greyish highlights, from June to September. This vigorous and hardy montane perennial is ideal for rockeries or sunny borders. It spreads through creeping stems in cool, rocky, and limestone soils, forming a wonderful semi-evergreen ground cover that requires very little maintenance.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
15 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, September
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November
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Flowering time July to September
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Description

The Prunella grandiflora 'Bella Deep Rose', also known as self-heal or large-flowered self-heal, is a deep pink version of the wild type. Its compact spikes loaded with small nectar-rich flowers adorn its beautiful velvety dark green foliage with greyish highlights, from June to September. This vigorous and hardy montane perennial is ideal in rock gardens or sunny borders. It spreads through creeping stems in cool, rocky, and limestone soils, forming a wonderful semi-evergreen ground cover that requires very little maintenance.

Prunella grandiflora is a cousin of dead-nettles, salvias, and thymes, and belongs to the mint family. It is native to mountainous areas of central and southern Europe, where it can be found growing on limestone soils in more or less dry rocky environments. This semi-evergreen perennial rapidly develops from a creeping stem, producing ascending or erect stems that root at the nodes upon contact with the ground. The 'Bella Deep Rose' variety forms a slightly spreading, ramified basal tuft, 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8in) in height, slowly spreading over time. Flowering occurs from May-June to August-September depending on the climate. The plant bears short and compact spikes of 2 cm (1in) wide flowers, in an intense pink, distinctly above its foliage. This nectar-rich flowering attracts many pollinating insects. The leaves are ovate, velvety, 3 cm (1in) wide, petiolate, entire or dentate, strongly veined, in a beautiful dark green colour.

With its compact and ramified habit, the 'Bella Deep Rose' self-heal is perfect as a ground cover, in borders, rock gardens, or even in containers and pots. The only requirement for successful cultivation is to choose a cool, well-drained soil. This self-heal also performs well in semi-shaded positions, under trees or shrubs, in the company of varieties such as 'Loveliness' in mauve-lavender or 'White Loveliness' in white, or even with the perennial Geranium macrorrhizum for example. It can also be associated with alpine plants such as androsaces, Dianthus erinaceus, erodiums, or the perennial Geranium cinereum.

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Prunella grandiflora Bella Deep Rose - Self-heal (Flowering) Flowering

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 1 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Prunella

Species

grandiflora

Cultivar

Bella Deep Rose

Family

Lamiaceae

Other common names

Large-flowered Self-heal, Large Selfheal

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference876401

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Planting and care

Self-heal appreciates rather fresh but well-drained soils and a sunny or semi-shady exposure. It prefers light soils, rich in organic matter, and needs constant moisture in summer. It tolerates drought poorly during flowering. Remove faded flower spikes after flowering (plants easily self-sow, but lose the characteristics of the variety). When they cover the ground on large areas, plants can be mowed after flowering to remove unsightly flower spikes and maintain a beautiful habit. Clean up the clump in late winter.

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Planting period

Best planting time March, September
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-drained.

Care

Pruning instructions Remove the faded flowers to encourage a new flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time June to August
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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