Red Valerian Jupiter's Beard

Red Valerian 'Roseus' is a long-blooming perennial with upright stems topped by rose-pink flower clusters. It suits sunny borders and dry gardens where its airy flowers can be enjoyed from late spring into summer. [Red Butte Garden](https://redbuttegarden.org/plants/species/1852/) identifies the Roseus cultivar and records pink flowers from mid-May through August; [High Country Gardens](https://www.highcountrygardens.com/products/perennial-centranthus-valerian-pink) gives a longer cultivar season through late summer and describes the plant as waterwise. ## Flowers and placement Plant in full sun or part shade in well-drained soil. The flower stems reach about three feet, and butterflies visit the flowers. Use it in a mixed border, cottage planting, or a dry slope where the tall stems can rise above lower groundcovers. Deadheading can tidy the display and limit self-seeding; leave some seed heads if you want seedlings to establish. ## Size and hardiness Cultivar references place mature spread around two to two and a half feet, so the current one-meter width point is unsupported and has been left unresolved while the display range is kept in inches. Exact-source hardiness ranges differ slightly: Red Butte lists USDA zones 4–8 and High Country Gardens lists 4–9. The broader supplier range supports a catalog range of 4–9, with local winter conditions affecting performance. ## Maintenance Water new plants until established, then allow the soil to dry between waterings. Avoid persistently wet soil. Remove spent stems if you want to reduce reseeding, and divide crowded clumps when flowering or vigor declines.