Its blossoms are of a white colour, which being contrasted with the redness of the calyx, gives them a pleasing appearance; Casp. Bauh. informs us, that they are purple also.
This shrub will acquire the height of several feet; its flowers are usually succeeded by seed-vessels, which in favourable situations produce perfect seeds, by which the plant is easily propagated, as also by cuttings.
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Prunella Grandiflora. Great-Flowered Self-Heal.
Class and Order.
Didynamia Gymnospermia.
Generic Character.
Filamenta bifurca; altero apice antherifera. Stigma bifidum.
Specific Character and Synonyms.