'Self-heal' ground cover

This ground-cover plant seems to grow well anywhere. The structure is only a few inches high. These can be so easily be overlooked because of the showier summer specimens. However, when you go in close, you realise what a beautiful flowering arrangement the plant has. The two shots side by side show the general view and how the sculptural quality is revealed in close-up. Anyone like to hazard a guess as what it is called - Soletrader has supplied the answer!

It is known as Self-heal, 'Heal All' and 'Ceannbhán beag' - low-growing (to 20cm) little perennial of bare and grassy places - widespread throughout Ireland. Generally hairy with creeping stems and paired oval leaves, it bears its blue-violet flowers (10-15mm long) in short, dense, cylindrical whorls which have purplish bracts and calyx teeth. For more information see website on wild flowers of Ireland.