Common Valerian | Plant Information

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Plant Data

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Order:

Dipsacales

Family:

Valerianaceae (Valerian)

Also in this family:

Marsh Valerian, Pyrenean Valerian, Red Valerian, White Valerian

Type:

Flower

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Maximum Size:

2 metres tall

Habitats:

Ditches, grassland, marshes, meadows, riverbanks, scrub, waterside, woodland.

Flower:

Pink, 5 petals

Pale pink, 5 petals. The tiny flowers form dense round clusters. The buds are darker than the flowers themselves.

Fruit:

The fruit is an egg-shaped seed with a plume.

Leaves:

The leaves grow together in opposite pairs along the stems. They are stalked. The leaves are compound with between 7 and 13 leaflets. The leaflets are either toothless or have slightly toothed margins.

Aroma:

Flowers are sweet-scented.

Other Names:

All-heal, Amantilla, Belgian Valerian, Capon's Tail, Cat's Valerian, Cut-finger, Cut-heal, Cut-heal, English Valerian, European Valerian, Fragrant Valerian, Garden Heliotrope, Garden Valerian, German Valerian, Great Wild Valerian, Greek Valerian, Hardy Heliotrope, Heliotrope, Herb Bennet, Hercules' All-heal, Indian Valerian, Medicinal Valerian, Mexican Valerian, Musk Root, Pacific Valerian, Setewale, Setwall, Setwell, St George's Herb, Summer Heliotrope, Vandal Root, Wild Valerian.

Frequency (UK):

Occasionally seen

Similar Species:

Marsh Valerian

Pyrenean Valerian