Scientific Name Centranthus ruber Common Name Red valerian

Perennial Flowers Consumer Hort Index - Fact Sheets

Characteristics Season spring Height 36 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 5-8 Flower Color red, pink, white Soil well drained, alkaline Exposure full sun Propagation seed, division in fall or spring North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Red valerian is a weedy wildflower in Europe, growing on chalky cliffs and stone walls. It tolerates poor, dry soils and makes a good, low maintenance cut flower. Origin Europe

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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