Patrinia scabiosifolia
(Eastern Valerian)

Family - Caprifoliaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Year of Introduction - 1751
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 90cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: A stoloniferous Perennial with an upright habit and tall stems. Dark green, pinnate leaves have oblong to lanceolate leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Vivid, bright yellow flowers are small, each Bloom with five petals and long protruding stamens. The flowers are held in Corymbs atop upright stems and are produced from late summer into early autumn.

Flower:

Bright yellow flowers are small, each bloom has five petals and long, protruding stamens. The blooms are held in corymbs atop upright stems and are produced from August into September.

Flower colour: Yellow

Flower shape: Small flowers in corymbs

Flowering time: August, September

Foliage:

Dark green pinnate leaves have oblong to lanceolate leaflets with Dentate margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with fewer held in opposite pairs on the upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oblong to lanceolate leaflets

Propagation:

Division, seed.

Cultivation:

Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.