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Blooming this week (2nd week of June): Valeriana officinalis |
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An old-fashioned favorite grown for its sweetly
fragrant flowers. The green ladder-like foliage is similar to
Jacob's Ladder and is mostly basal. The flowers are white to pale
lavender and have a lovely scent. Flowers are held aloft on
tall slender stems that can reach to 60" tall in ideal conditions.
Valeriana prefers moist soil in full sun but is a hardy and
adaptable plant that will grow in light shade or drier sites also.
This is one of those "Grandmother's Garden" plants that brings with
its fragrance sweet memories. |
