Mountain Lines
by Nelson Haas
HEAL-ALL
Prunella vulgaris
This time of the year, I had to search quite a bit to find a Heal-All still in a representative bloom to do a sketch. The plant is very common and goes unnoticed by the casual observer.
In sketching, I did not find The plant simple or common. The flower head is a mass of unopened and spent flowers with only a few in full bloom at one time. The creeping plant itself grows leaves ranging from round to lance-shaped, some with stems and some clasping.
In Pennsylvania, Heal-All grows in your lawn, along roadsides, fields and wooded borders. It does not grow in full shade.