Centranthus ruber Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian 5-8 Northern Europe and Southern Europe Bushy plant, erect 3 feet tall and 24 inches wide The small pink, reddish, or white flowers are fragrant and are borne in large terminal clusters that are 3 inches wide. Late spring to early summer Opposite leaves, lanceolate to ovate shaped, 2-3 inches long. They are glabrous and gray-green, sessile to the stem and are usually entire with some leaves slightly toothed.   Self-seeds regularly. 'Albus' - White flowers, very scarce in commerce. 'Atrococcineus' - Coppery-red flowers. 'Coccineus' - Dark pink flowers. 'Roseus' - Rose flowers.

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