Valerian
- Botanical Name
- Valeriana officinalis
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 9
- Height
- 4 to 6 feet
- Width
- 18 to 36 inches
- Flowers
- Summer: white, pink
- Light
- Full sun or dappled shade
- Soil
- Moist
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 12 to 24 inches apart
- Divide in spring or fall
- Deadhead spent flowers to prevent reseeding
- Problems
- Potentially invasive
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