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  • Valeriana pyrenaica (Pyrenean valerian) in natural setting
  • Valeriana pyrenaica (Pyrenean valerian) in bloom
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Valeriana pyrenaica | Pyrenean valerian

Pyrenean valerian is a little known but nonetheless lovely plant for the moist, partly shaded border. Wine-red stems hold fluffy domes of lilac flowers above large, heart-shaped leaves. Self-sows mildly.

Zones: 5 to 8
Family: Valerianaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 36 to 48 in.
Spread: 24 to 30 in.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions: Average to Moist
Bloom Time: May to July
Bloom Color: White, pink
Native Range: Pyrenees to northwest Spain

image credits

Image 1 (blooms) Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 2 (form) Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Valeriana pyrenaica (Pyrenean valerian) in natural setting
Valeriana pyrenaica (Pyrenean valerian) in bloom

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Valeriana pyrenaica | Pyrenean valerian

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