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Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Pale Pink White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
Seed Collecting: Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On May 23, 2008, gardenwife from Newark, OH (Zone 5b) wrote:
A friend gave me starts of valerian five or more years ago and it has never taken over any place I've planted it. It thrives in the fairly dry beds I have it in, too. The fragrance is so sweet, just outstanding, and I love its ferny foliage.
On Jul 13, 2006, Joy from Kalama, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:
Valerian roots will give a cat the same sense of ecstasy as catnip. Valerian is a mild stimulant. Though it doesn't do any harm, it shouldn't be given to cats with kidney ailments.
On Jan 29, 2006, Gabrielle from Washington, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
Valerian is nice in the back of a garden where it doesn't tower over smaller plants. Because of its straight, long stalks, it seems to provide the look of a garden structure as much as a plant. It is slow to germinate.
On Nov 3, 2004, Kruch72 from Elgin, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
Spring to early summer bloomer with fragrant flowers that smell like vanilla. Plant doesn't need staking very sturdy. Nice fern-like foilage all summer. Spreads on it own runners.
On Apr 22, 2004, mominem from Ashton, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
This plant will grow quite happily in a container and overwinters without needing to be mulched or protected. The seedlings are easy to pull although they do tend to pop up at quite a distance to the mother plant. Seeds are carried by wind. Deadheading will provoke a second, smaller flush of blooms.
On Sep 8, 2003, saya from Heerlen Netherlands (Zone 8b) wrote:
I love its fragrance during late spring. Blooms at that time when there is so much to do in the garden. The scent is like almond blossoms and fills my whole garden. Wouldn't miss it for this. It blooms about 4 weeks in my garden. Attracts bees and butterflies. I have it in my garden for several years now. I have 'nt experienced it as invasive..in spring I may find two or three seedlings, easy to recognize and easy to pull out. I have medium dry/moist soil conditions for it.
On Aug 10, 2001, poppysue from Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a) wrote:
Valerian grows wild along the roadsides ditches and in wet meadows. The plants get 5-6 feet tall when they're happy in a moist soil. It has a very sweet fragrance that perfumes the air for several weeks in early summer. The roots of the plant are used as a medicinal herb - a mild sedative. It's an aggressive spreader ao make sure to give it plenty of room or plant it were it won't crowd out other plants.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Seward, Alaska Berkeley, California Temple, Georgia Ashton, Illinois Washington, Illinois Inwood, Iowa Manhattan, Kansas Prospect, Kentucky Lisbon, Maine Portland, Maine Douglas, Massachusetts Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Mashpee, Massachusetts Southborough, Massachusetts Adrian, Michigan Ferrysburg, Michigan Marietta, Mississippi Eunice, Missouri Helena, Montana Lincoln, Nebraska Mount Laurel, New Jersey Croton On Hudson, New York Naples, New York Cincinnati, Ohio Corning, Ohio Grove City, Ohio Newark, Ohio Astoria, Oregon Eagle Point, Oregon Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Norristown, Pennsylvania North Scituate, Rhode Island Salt Lake City, Utah Gold Bar, Washington Kalama, Washington Green Bay, Wisconsin Spooner, Wisconsin
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