BOTANICAL: Centranthus ruber 'Albus'

PRONOUNCED: sen-TRAN-thus ROO-ber AL-bus

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COMMON: Jupiter's beard, White valerian. BLOOM HEIGHT LIGHT ZONE Mid-June to September 2 ft. - 3 ft. - 18" x 2 ft. Sun 5 - 8 June - White or red 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. C. ruber 'Snowcloud' also sports white flowers.