Dee's Gardens
Centranthus with Salvia 'May Night'
Common Name
Red Valerian or Jupiter's Beard
Botanical Name
Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus'
Zones
4,5,6,7,8
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Water Needs
Low, drought tolerant
Soil
Average to Poor  well drained - limey
Height
24"-30"
Spread
20"
Critter Resistance
Deer
Other
 Foolproof perennial loved by butterflies.  
Long blooming
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Fragrant tiny red flower clusters on gray-green, upright bushy
foliage.  An easy perennial to grow with a long blooming period.  
This was one of Grandmas' favorites.  Rarely bothered by
insects and a great cut flower.