Prunella grandiflora | Bella Blue In full flower By Erin Benzakein with Julie

By Erin Benzakein with Julie Jorgensen & Julie Chai | Photographs Chris Benzakein

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Flowers are held firmly for easy transportation making for quick installations

Prunella grandiflora | Bella Blue In full flower By Erin Benzakein with JulieAlso known as large flowered Self Heal, this lovely herbaceous ground cover is a tough plant that will thrive in full sun or part shade. Grows to 25cm tall and 50 cm wide, it loves a moist spot until established. The blooms stand upright on strong, but short stems. They're very showy, mauve blue clusters from summer into autumn. Great value and really hardy. Easily divided in winter for fresh clumps that can be spread around the garden for more