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Valeriana pyrenaica
Also called Pyranean Valerian
Pyrenean valerian is a perennial herb from mountain meadows of the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains, usually found near water. It grows best in cool, moist, sunny to partly shaded spots with consistently damp soil.
Valeriana pyrenaica, the capon's tail grass or Pyrenean valerian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to Spain and France, and is a garden escapee in Ireland and Great Britain. A perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.2 m (4 ft), it grows in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains, typically near water.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Valeriana pyrenaica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
