Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
(Valerian)
Family - Caprifoliaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
Width - up to 90cm
Location - The White Garden
Description: A semi-Evergreen Perennial with a clump-forming, upright habit. Fleshy blue-green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. Many small white flowers are funnel-shaped and produced in profusion. The Blooms are held in Cymes atop upright stems and are produced from late spring into late summer. Scented. Prolific self-sower in well-drained or chalky soils. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Many small, white funnel-shaped flowers in dense cymes are produced from May through August. Scented.
Flower colour: White
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, ovate
Propagation:
Seed, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.