Centranthus
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Centranthus - C. macrosiphon, a hardy Spanish annual of the Valerian order, with pretty rose-colored flowers, is useful for the rock garden or flower border.
Centranthus ruber (Red valerian, Jupiter's beard, Keys of heaven)
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of Washington Hospital, I would take a bag lunch with me to the Medicinal Garden, which by rights should be famous but was almost always completely devoid of any persons other than myself. In that garden is an old patch of Red Valerian (Centranthus ...
CENTRANTHUS Commonly called Red Valerian. Flowers in July with blooms on stems 450 mm (1 \ ft) tall, either red or white. Loves a chalky soil.
Fox's Brush (Centranthus ruber 'Albus')
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Foxy')
Foxglove (Digitalis parviflora)
Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red')
Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jabatum)
Foxtail Grass (Alopecurus pratensis) ...
Day-flying moths, such as silver-Y moth and the impressive hummingbird hawk moth, can be lured with sea lavender, buddleias, Centranthus rubra and Lychnis.
If you plant Jupiter's-beard (Centranthus ruber), don't settle for one or two plants. Try growing three or more patches of this especially popular nectar flower, and watch the swallowtails drift from clump to clump.
Species and varieties
Valeriana officinalis (Valerian, Garden Heliotrope)
Valeriana ruber synonym of Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard)
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in a tubular form, resembling a horn (fig. 56); in aconite (fig. 58) some of the petals resemble a hollow-curved horn, supported on a grooved stalk; while in columbine, violet (fig. 57), snapdragon and Centranthus, ...
It can also enhance the action of sleep-inducing drugs and therefore should not be taken in conjunction with this type of medication. The plant should not be confused with American valerian, Centranthus ruber, which has no medicinal value.
inferior and consists of 3 united carpels (tricarpellate) but aborts two, forming just 1 chamber. It produces an achene (a dry seed). Worldwide, there are 13 genera and 400 species. Three genera are found in North America. Red valerian (Centranthus) ...
The red valerian, or Jupiter's-beard (Centranthus ruber), and the African valerian (Fedia cornucopiae) are among other ornamental species native to the Old World.
red valerian Centranthus ruber
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redstar; star ipomoea; red morning-glory Ipomoea coccinea ...
Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard Centranthus ruber
Redwood
Coastal Sequoia sempervirens
Dawn Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Sierra Sequoiadendron giganteum
Albospica Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Albospica'
Pendulum Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum' ...
Milamores - Centranthus ruber
Milenrama - Achillea millefolium
Milenrama dorada - Achillea filipendulina
Milo - Sorghum vulgare
Mimbrera - Salix purpurea
Mimo - Nicotiana glauca
Mímulo - Mimulus guttatus
Mímulo púrpura - Mimulus kelloggii ...
 See also: Centranthus ruber, Valerian, Pink, Green, May
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