BOTANICAL: Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus' (syn:Valeriana ruber)

PRONOUNCED: sen-TRAN-thus ROO-ber


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COMMON: Jupiter's beard, Red valerian.

BLOOM
HEIGHT
LIGHT
ZONE
Mid-June to September
2 ft. - 3 ft. x 18" x 2 ft.
Sun
5 - 8

June - Red, pink or white.

COMMENTS: Naturally red. Durable and long-blooming, this compact plant has 3- to 4-inch, gray-green, lancelike foliage with terminal, 3-inch clusters of tiny florets, nicely perfumed. Provide a sandy, humusy, moist, well-drained soil which is slightly acid. Shear off the initial flowering to promote additional blooms and better compactness.

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