Species
Valerian
Valeriana officinalis
Varieties
1 entriesValeriana officinalis is a perennial that spreads by rhizomes as well as seed. It favours consistently moist conditions and cooler weather. Valeriana officinalis has pink flowers.
Botanical characteristics
Stems can become less self-supporting in increasing shade, connecting its upright form with light availability. Its spreading habit deserves attention when describing the species in a perennial herb assortment.
Valerian: seed selection
Valerian is the named species reference in the bulk herb-seed range.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Valeriana officinalis
- Common names
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- allheal, common valerian, cynffon y cabwllt, cynffon y capwllt, cynffon y ceiliog, echte valeriaan, echter arznei-baldrian, echter baldrian, erva-de-gato, european valerian, falerian, garden heliotrope, garden valerian, garden-heliotrope, gwell na'r aur, legevendelrot, llys cadwgan, llysiau cadwgan, läkevänderot, læge-baldrian, lækjevendelrot, rohtovirmajuuri, triaglog, valerian, valeriana, valeriana lekarstvennaâ, valériane cultivée, valériane officinale, vänderot, xie cao, yr efail arian, äkta vänderot
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Dipsacales
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Valeriana
- Species
- Valeriana officinalis