Valeriana officinalis | Garden Valerian, Garden Heliotrope | Various
Valeriana officinalis belongs to the plant family VALERIANACEĈ and Genus Valeriana This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Valeriana officinalis does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Valeriana officinalis so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Valeriana officinalis garden valerian,garden heliotrope is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The flowers of Valeriana officinalis have a strongly rank smelling aroma. Garden valerian (also known as garden heliotrope) can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. This plant needs summer days with high heat. This species grows well in average soils. It does well in moist to wet soils.
Valeriana officinalis will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Valeriana officinalis is a perennial. Leaves: Garden valerian (locally known in some parts as garden heliotrope) has fernlike leaves. Flowers: This plant has small tubular flat topped flowers. Flowers occur in a range of colors including white, pink, red and lavender.
Valeriana officinalis | Garden Valerian, Garden Heliotrope is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white,pink,red,lavender. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: small tubular flat topped
Flowers of the plant Valeriana officinalis have a smell of honey-vanilla scented flowers. strongy scented from afar, fetid odor up clos and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Rank | Strong
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Valeriana officinalis has herbal applications as a sedative, as a relaxant, as an antispasmodic and as a hypotensive. See the medicinal properties section for even more traditional herbal uses. The root and the rhizome are used in herbal preparations.
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