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Centranthus
ruber * Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard |
| Centranthus ruber is
a successful weed in most gardens. Red Valerian is a great choice for that bed that you just
can't get water to at the end of the drive or at the top of the hill.
Centranthus ruber will do
well in the inland valleys with no help at all. I cut Centranthus
ruber back to avoid excessive
seed germination and to remove the dead stalks of the previous season. After saying
all of those bad things about Centranthus ruber one can only say it is a beautiful plant when in bloom as
it often is from spring through late fall. Jupiter's Beard has been undaunted by temperatures
into the mid teens. Red Valerian does not have the same medicinal value found in the herb
Valerian officinalis.
I do not plant Centranthus ruber near wild areas for fear that it will
likely escape.
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