Valerian (3.5" pot)
Latin Name: Valeriana officinalis Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Medium spreading herb
Mature size: 5 ft.
Native range: Europe
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, full sun, hedges and edges
Pollinators: Bees, wasps
Edible parts:
Uses and functions: Medicinal
Medium sized perennial medicinal with fragrant flowers once popular in perfume. Root used in herbalism as a gentle yet powerful sedative. Flowers good haitat for parasitic wasps, which predate fruit pests.
Latin Name: Valeriana officinalis Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Medium spreading herb
Mature size: 5 ft.
Native range: Europe
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, full sun, hedges and edges
Pollinators: Bees, wasps
Edible parts:
Uses and functions: Medicinal
Medium sized perennial medicinal with fragrant flowers once popular in perfume. Root used in herbalism as a gentle yet powerful sedative. Flowers good haitat for parasitic wasps, which predate fruit pests.
Latin Name: Valeriana officinalis Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Medium spreading herb
Mature size: 5 ft.
Native range: Europe
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, full sun, hedges and edges
Pollinators: Bees, wasps
Edible parts:
Uses and functions: Medicinal
Medium sized perennial medicinal with fragrant flowers once popular in perfume. Root used in herbalism as a gentle yet powerful sedative. Flowers good haitat for parasitic wasps, which predate fruit pests.
