Heal-all

Found in:

• Lawns and landscape beds

Characteristics:

• Low growing perennial
• Plant remains green year round and is aromatic minty when crushed
• Stems are square, hairy when young, smooth with age
• Above ground stems (stolons) root at the stem nodes (joints)
• Long, straight leaves with rounded tip arise in pairs (opposite one another) along stem
• Purple, tube-like flower clusters occur at the end of the stem; blooms June to Sept.
• Fibrous root system along with short, slender, underground stems (rhizomes)

Significance:

• Tolerates low mowing height; can be fairly aggressive in moist, shaded areas; will outcompete lawn grasses growing in these areas

Plants that look similar:

• Common Mallow
• Creeping Charlie
• Creeping Bellflower (foliage)
• Henbit
• Purple Deadnettle

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