Berrybank Nursery, 5 Boggs Holdings, Pencaitland, East Lothian, EH34 5BA
Centranthus ruber var. coccineus
Common Name: 'Red valerian'This is one of the most drought tolerant perennials with greyish-green leaves and round heads of tiny, brick red flowers that are loved by butterflies and bees. May-Sep. H90cm S60cm.
Care Instructions
Grow in a well-drained soil that is poor to moderately fertile, ideally a chalky or stony soil and in ful sun. It self-seeds freely especially in sandy soils and will naturalize in walls and paving. It is great for seaside gardens and mass planting in gravel.
- Herbaceous Perennials
- Good for pollinators
- Good for seaside
- Good for sun
- Good for dry soil
- Good for well-drained soil
- Red flowers
- Good for spring
- Good for summer
Plant No: 634