trefle.io · Taken Jun 8, 2020 by Thibaut Durr (cc-by-sa)
Caprifoliaceae
Marsh valerian
Valeriana dioica
Also known as Wild valerian, Valeriana dioica, Swamp valerian
Native Plants · Marsh Valerian · Bog Plant · Wetland Perennial · Pond Margin · Pink Flowers · Wildlife Garden · Medicinal Herb · Shade Tolerant · Damp Soil · Wildflower
Marsh valerian is a dainty wetland perennial that thrives in reliably moist to boggy soils in a partly shaded or sunny position, making it ideal for rain gardens, pond margins, or damp meadows. It produces small clusters of pale pink flowers in late spring that attract bees and other pollinators. Little maintenance is required beyond ensuring the soil never dries out and cutting back spent flower stems after blooming.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Idaho, Italy, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Montana
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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