Wildflower > Red Valerian
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Red valerian is a charming, long flowering and easy-to-grow native plant. Dense groups of reddish-pink flowers from July to October and fleshy, classical green foliage. Ideal for a sunny wildflower or seaside garden with poor but good draining soil, the plant self-seeds freely. Prefers a chalky or alkaline soil.
Location: full sun.
Soil Type: well-drained, neutral to alkaline.
Growth Rate: vigorous.
Flowering Period: July to October. Flowers: reddish-pink.
Plant Hardiness: fully hardy.
Plant Care: Deadhead regularly from June to September. In fall cut the plant back down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
Matches: Knautia arvensis, Cardamine pratensis, Lonicera pericymenum, Briza media, Crataegus monogyna, Centaurea cyanus