Red valerian

Red valerian is a tireless-blooming perennial originally from the sunny Mediterranean. It naturally thrives on dry slopes, making it a completely undemanding plant. In your garden, it will do best in full sun in well-drained loamy or sandy soil. It can even handle drier, poorer spots, so it is a great choice for sunny flowerbeds, where it will also attract plenty of pollinators. Its tiny flowers somewhat resemble oregano and are carried on succulent stems. For us, it is a very popular filler for cut flower bouquets. Its airy appearance nicely complements more striking flowers and it looks great in a vase for quite a long time. You can plant your flowerbed with pre-grown seedlings, but red valerian can also be grown easily from seeds. If you decide to start from scratch, you will definitely find our guide on how to sow and care for young plants useful.