Eventual height & spread
Centranthus ruber
red valerian (syn. Centranthus ruber 'Pretty Betsy' Valeriana 'Coccinea'
- 9cm pot
- £5.99
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- 3 × 9cm pots
- £15.00 £17.97
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- 6 × 9cm pots
- £24.00 £35.94
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- Standard £5.95
- Position: full sun
- Soil: well-drained, neutral to alkaline
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: July to October
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Dense clusters of reddish-pink flowers appear from July to October on tall, fleshy stems with glaucous leaves. Red valerian is long flowering and easy to grow. It's ideal for a sunny wildflower or seaside garden with poor but well-drained soil, or for growing between the cracks in walls. It self-seeds freely and prefers a chalky or alkaline soil. - Garden care: Deadhead regularly throughout the summer to prolong flowering. In autumn cut the plant back down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
