Garden Heliotrope

Valerian, Garden Heliotrope Scientific Name: Valeriana officinalis Linn. Synonym: Family: Valerianaceae ...

( Garden Heliotrope ) Upright, clump-forming growth habit, with rhizomes producing fleshy, branching stems. Bright green aromatic leaves are pinnate to 8 inches long, and lance-shaped, with toothed leaflets.

garden heliotrope Valeriana officinalis garden lettuce Lactuca sativa garden loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris garden plum; European plum Prunus domestica garden red currant; Northern red currant Ribes rubrum garden spurge; kokokahiki Chamaesyce hirta ...

The common valerian (V. officinalis) is sometimes grown under the name garden heliotrope, although it is unrelated to the true heliotropes.

Don't confuse common heliotrope (H. arborescens) with so-called garden heliotrope (Valeriana officinalis), a perennial herb with tiny fragrant flowers in clusters above low-growing leaves and bad-smelling roots. The latter can become invasive.

Synonyms and Common names: all-heal, set-well, English valerian, Belgian valerian, common valerian, German valerian, wild valerian, heliotrope, garden heliotrope, fragrant valerian, vandal root, phu (Galen), amantilla, capon's tail ...

=sun-turning] or turnsole, name for any plant that turns to face the sun, especially members of the genus Heliotropium of the family Boraginaceae. The garden heliotrope is a valerian, and the winter heliotrope, or sweet coltsfoot, is a composite.

See also: Valerian, Heliotrope, Centranthus, Centranthus ruber