Showing posts with label valerian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label valerian. Show all posts

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Valerian, red. Posted by Picasa

Friday, July 15, 2005

Here's that "ironweed" with red valerian and cardinal flower. Posted by Picasa

Friday, July 01, 2005

Red Valerian flowerhead. Posted by Picasa

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Heliotrope

If only I could capture the scent of garden heliotrope (valerian) when I take a picture of it. Posted by Hello

This has got to be one of my favorite perennials. It's sweet, distinctive scent is always a joy to catch on an evening breeze. Because of its tall stalks (over five feet tall in full sun), it's hard to properly get a shot of the whole plant, as it sways in the slightest breeze. Its leaves, though, are lovely and distinctive, and I can never have enough of the stuff!