Centranthus ruber var.coccineus
(Valerian)
Family - Caprifoliaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Europe, Mediterranean
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 75cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The Cloister Garden
Description: A semi-Evergreen Perennial with a clump-forming, upright habit. Fleshy, blue-green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. Funnel-shaped flowers are a rich shade of pinkish-red and produced in profusion. The flowers are held in Cymes atop upright stems and are produced from late spring through late summer. Scented. Prolific self-sower in well-drained or chalky soils. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive pollinating insects.
Flower:
Many small deep pinkish-red funnel-shaped flowers are produced in dense cymes from May through August. Scented.
Flower colour: Red
Flower shape: Funnel-shaped flowers held in cymes
Flowering time: May, June, July, August
Foliage:
Fleshy blue-green, glaucous leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape and are held in opposite pairs on upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to ovate
Propagation:
Seed, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.