How to grow red Valeriana

How to grow red Valeriana

The red valerian (Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.) Is a herbaceous species of the Valerianaceae family. It is a perennial plant, camefita suffruticosa, with woody stems only in the basal part, upright and up to 150 cm tall.
In this sheet we see how to grow the red Valeriana and the most appropriate techniques and tricks.
At the end of flowering, when the flowers dry, you can collect the seeds to be placed in the ground immediately, covered with a layer of about half a centimeter of a mix of sand and flower loam.
The seeds, if the weather conditions allow, will germinate in a month, or after the ground thaw.
Where there are large colonies, just look around to find and collect young seedlings, keeping in mind that the proportion must be of a collection every ten identified to not impoverish the population.

Centranthus are also multiplied by division of the tufts, to be performed in spring or by cutting, taking the material to be propagated at the base of the tufts. They are rooted in peat and sand, with the technique of the bag of transparent plastic material to maintain high humidity, and placing them in a bright and warm place.
He does not like land that is too fertile, just add, in the fall, where possible, a layer of manure soil so that it performs a double fertilizing and defense action against frost.
Typically plant alone, grows strongly and blooms copiously only if well exposed. He does not fear exposed positions resisting well to wind, rain and salt.
It must be irrigated with plenty every seven to ten days depending on the temperature and depth of the ground where it is placed.
In conditions of mild and stable climate it tends to assume an evergreen habitus continuing to bloom, albeit occasionally, all winter.
The only maintenance required by Centranthus is the cutting of the stems at ground level after the arrival of the cold and never before the end of October.