Centranthus ruber Kempenhof

<a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/centranthus-valerian.html">Valerian</a> or Centranthus isn't just a plant for combating tiredness! It is also an essential <strong>perennial in cottage gardens</strong> and vicar's gardens. There is the <strong>garden valerian</strong> or red valerian <em>(Centranthus ruber)</em>, which thrives in <strong>poor, well-drained soils</strong>, even dry and, above all, very sunny, and its cousin the <strong>common valerian</strong> (<em>Valeriana officinalis</em>) which, from a cultivation point of view, prefers <strong>fresher soils</strong>, more fertile ground and partial shade. Both are <strong>perennial plants</strong> that are <strong>easy to grow</strong> and <strong>self-seed</strong> wherever they please <strong>in rockeries</strong>, perennial borders, embankments and <strong>on old walls</strong>, needing no care and <strong>offering almost six months' flowering a year!</strong> Garden valerian's flowers, <strong>white, pink or red,</strong> appear in abundance <strong>from May until early autumn.</strong> Valerian is a <strong>medicinal plant</strong> used in capsules and herbal teas; its root has stress-relieving properties that help sleep. Very <strong>floriferous, hardy and undemanding</strong>, often wayward in habit, valerian is one of those <strong>almost foolproof perennials</strong> that deserve a place in every garden. Discover <strong>how to plant common valerian</strong>, carry out <strong>pruning of garden valerian</strong> or sow <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/annuals/flower-seeds/flower-seeds-by-variety/centranthus-seeds.html">valerian seeds</a>!