Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
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Centranthus Centranthus
'Albus' _ 'Albus' is an upright, semi-evergreen perennial, sometimes grown as a biennial, with ovate to lance-shaped, somewhat fleshy, grey-green leaves and dense cymes of small, fragrant, funnel-shaped, white flowers from late spring into summer.
Centranthus ruber 'Albus' is: Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Upright
White in Spring; White in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Deadhead regularly. Cut stems in autumn or if self-seeding becomes a problem, cut back hard in midsummer after the first flowering.
Seed
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Centranthus ruber 'Albus' (Red valerian 'Albus') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Wildlife
Best grown in well-drained, poor to moderately fertile, chalky or stony soil in full sun. Flowering will be reduced in partial shade.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
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Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
Red valerian 'Albus', Centranthus albiflorus, Red valerian white variety, Centranthus ruber 'Alba Pura, Centranthus alba, Valeriana 'Alba' , Centranthus ruber 'Albus Purus', White-flowered Jupiter's beard, White valerian, Centranthus ruber 'Alba'
Centranthus Centranthus
'Albus' _ 'Albus' is an upright, semi-evergreen perennial, sometimes grown as a biennial, with ovate to lance-shaped, somewhat fleshy, grey-green leaves and dense cymes of small, fragrant, funnel-shaped, white flowers from late spring into summer.
Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Upright
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White in Spring; White in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Deadhead regularly. Cut stems in autumn or if self-seeding becomes a problem, cut back hard in midsummer after the first flowering.
Seed
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Centranthus ruber 'Albus' (Red valerian 'Albus') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Wildlife
Best grown in well-drained, poor to moderately fertile, chalky or stony soil in full sun. Flowering will be reduced in partial shade.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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