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    Valeriana officinalis is a perennial herbaceous plant with white and pink flowers that bloom in early and mid-summer. It grows well in zones ranging from USDA zone 3 to 8, with an optimal soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5. The plant spreads quickly through self-seeding and can become invasive. While its leaves are toxic if consumed in large quantities, the plant has a long history of medicinal use.

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    Valeriana officinalis is a perennial herbaceous plant with white and pink flowers that bloom in early and mid-summer. It grows well in zones ranging from USDA zone 3 to 8, with an optimal soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5. The plant spreads quickly through self-seeding and can become invasive. While its leaves are toxic if consumed in large quantities, the plant has a long history of medicinal use.

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    Valeriana Officinalis: Common Names

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    Valeriana officinalis is a perennial herbaceous plant with white and pink flowers that bloom in early and mid-summer. It grows well in zones ranging from USDA zone 3 to 8, with an optimal soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5. The plant spreads quickly through self-seeding and can become invasive. While its leaves are toxic if consumed in large quantities, the plant has a long history of medicinal use.

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    Valeriana officinalis
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    Garden valerian (United States), All heal (Ireland), Garden heliotrope (Ireland) Valeriana officinalis is a fully hardy perennial herbaceous forb with white and pink flowers in early Summer and mid Summer. The flowers are salverform shaped arranged in a cymose corymb inflorescence. It has no drought tolerance. It looks best in Summer. -34C / -29.2F 6.5 to 7.5 Soil Valeriana officinalis grows in soils ranging from a pH of 6.5 (slightly acidic ranges from 6.1 to 6.5) to 7.5 (neutral ranges from 6.6 to 7.5). It is adapted to chalk, clay, clay loam, loam, loamy sand, peat, sandy clay, sandy clay loam and sandy loam soils. Growth This plant and has a clump forming growth form, and has an ultimate height of 1.8m / 5.9ft and spread of 0.9m / 3ft. It can take 4-5 years to reach its ultimate height.. The vegetative spread rate is fast. plantdatabase (Ireland) 2010

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    Self sows freely and may become invasive. Leaves The leaves are green in Spring and Summer and green in Autumn. Toxicity Slight in whole plant. If used excessively can be toxic.
    Valeriana officinalis http://www.plantdatabase.co.uk/Valeriana_officinalis Plant Database Ltd., 4th Nov 2012

    Uses life garden, woodland margin and herbal medicine. Progagation Propagation techniques include division and seed. Scientific classifications Genus Specific epithet Valeriana officinalis

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    Attracting bees, cottage informal garden, flower border and bed, low maintenance, wild flower garden, wild

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    Valeriana officinalis http://www.plantdatabase.co.uk/Valeriana_officinalis

    Plant Database Ltd., 4th Nov 2012

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    Flowers - Early Summer


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    Herbaceous leaves - Early Summer


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    Herbaceous - whole plant - Early Summer


    plantdatabase (Ireland) 2010

    Valeriana officinalis http://www.plantdatabase.co.uk/Valeriana_officinalis

    Plant Database Ltd., 4th Nov 2012

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