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Perfect for pollinators

Red Valerian- centranthus ruber Red Valerian is a naturalized plant that will grow well in full sun and is very useful for growing on walls or rocky places. Red Valerian plants have showy rose-red flowers that appear between June and August. Plants provide a valuable source of nectar for Bees and other insects and look nice growing close to other summer flowering plants such as oxeye daisies.

How to grow Red Valerian from seeds:
Sow Red Valerian seeds in spring or autumn either outside where it is to flower, or in seed trays and cover lightly with compost. It is usually easy to germinate and the seedlings, which are quick to develop, can be pricked out and grown on, for planting out later in the year.

RHS Perfect for Pollinators.
The RHS Perfect for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects in gardens. Bees, butterflies, moths, hoverflies and many others visit flowers to feed on nectar and pollen; while doing so they transfer pollen and increase seed set and fruit development. Find out more at: rhs.org.uk/plants

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To buy Red Valerian seeds
To purchase Red Valerian seeds, please select a quantity above and click add to cart. To ensure the best chance of success, we sell all of our wildflower seeds by weight, which ensures each wildflower seed packet contains a good quantity of seeds. The recommended sowing rate is 1 gram per square metre. All of our Wildflower seed packets contain seeds of Native British provenance.

Summary
type - perennial,
colour - Red,
height - 30 to 90cms,
flowers June, July, August,
habitat - Dry Grassland (clay, loam), Walls