This lovely, low growing native wildflower can be found on grasslands, meadows, pastures, lawns and wasteground.
 
A creeping perennial, it produces short spikes topped with pretty clusters of deep violet - rarely pink or white - tubular flowers.
 
A wonderful addition to lawns which can be left to grow a little between cuts as it provides a reliable and bountiful source of nectar and pollen for bees, wasps and butterflies.  Great for wildlife patches in the garden and ground cover or even at the front of sunny / partially sunny borders.
 
POLLINATORS:  Bumblebees, wasps and butterflies
 
WILDLIFE:  It is a food plant for caterpillars and also listed in the RHS Plants for Bat list