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Caprifoliaceae
Garden-heliotrope
Valeriana officinalis
Also known as All-heal, Garden valerian, Common valerian
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Valerian · Medicinal Herb · Fragrant Flowers · White Flowers · Perennial Herb · Cottage Garden · Aromatic · Pollinator Plant · Herbal Tea
Garden heliotrope is a robust perennial that grows well in most garden conditions with minimal fuss. It produces fragrant clusters of small white or pink flowers that attract beneficial insects. The aromatic roots have been used medicinally for centuries, making this both an ornamental and functional garden plant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Moderate water, prefers consistently moist soil · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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