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Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) seeds

European wild plant that's harvested like lamb's lettuce and provides tasty salad.
Contents: Approx. 200 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

3,55 €

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SKU: CEN01

GTIN: 4250601201641

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The Red Valerian is an enormously undemanding, long-flowering plant of the Valerian family from the Mediterranean region that likes to grow on barren, sandy grounds in a sunny location and can be settled easily in stone gardens. It has hardly any demands regarding irrigation and tolerated fresh and dry soils. Only waterlogging is problematic - the red valerian also has the image of only growing really well when neglected.

Larger plants bloom bright red to crimson from spring to autumn. But it's more than just a long-living dash of colour in the shrub bed. The red valerian is used like lamb's lettuce when young and makes a good salad. The boiled root is also edible. Furthermore, it's medically active and has a calming effect although it shows a different active agent combination.

Plant description

Species:	Caprifoliaceae
Root system:	Taproot
Flower colour:	Red
Lifecycle:	Perennial Hardy
Flowering months:	May June July August September October November
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	20 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
When to sow outdoors:	February March April May
Germination temperature:	18-24° C

Hardy perennial. Sow directly outdoors between February and May. In the first winter, protection may be necessary so that the young plants don't freeze.

Blooms again when the faded inflorescences are removed - when pruning in late autumn, even a heyday in November is possible.

Other names

Botanical name:	Centranthus ruber, C. maritimus, Valeriana rubra
English names:	Red Valerian, Fox's Brush, Jupiter's Beard

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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