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Centranthus ruber (Red valerian, Jupiter's beard, Keys of heaven)
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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 ruber), ...

Red Valerian (Centranthus Ruber) - A handsome, hardy border plant from the Mediteranean, and an old inhabitant of gardens, often also naturalised. There are two or three varieties-white, purple, and red or crimson.

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) ...

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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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.

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
redbox gum, silver dollar gum Eucalyptus polyanthemos
red-flower ragleaf Crassocephalum crepidioides
red-seed dandelion Taraxacum laevigatum
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, Valerian, Pink, Green, May