Common names:
Red Valerian
Spur Valerian
Jupiter's Beard
Keys to Heaven

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7a
Flowers:Nocturnal
Flower Color:Brown
Flower Time:Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late fall or early winter
Inflorescence Type:Single
Resistances:Pollution
Propagation: Seeds:Days to germinate
Seeds are hydrophilic
Pollinators:Wasps
Midges
Miscellaneous:Goes Dormant
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

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