Selheal seems like a summer version of Bugle to me. However it hugs and trails the ground more and connects with many more selfheals!
It stays around for many months – hence it is very good as a pollinator – particularly for bees, hoverflies and butterflies. It likes to grow in sunny spots just on the edge of woodland.
It doesn’t have this name jsut for fun though! The leaves used to be crushed and mixed with ash to make a poultice for skin wounds. The flowers and leaves were boiled to make a syrup that was thought to cure inflammation of the throat and tonsils.
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