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Centranthe A Trois Nervures

Valeriana trinervis

Centranthe A Trois Nervures
Photo: MIPSG/SSC/IUCN, CC BY-SA 2.5

Valeriana trinervis, sometimes sold as Centranthe a trois nervures, is a rare perennial from the honeysuckle family found only near Bonifacio in southern Corsica, where about 140 plants remain. It is a wild conservation species rather than a commonly grown garden plant, so cultivation advice is limited.

Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry between waterings, as it is adapted to dry Mediterranean scrub.
Soil
Free-draining, lean or gritty soil with good drainage.
Temperature
Mild Mediterranean conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Corse (near Bonifacio)
Climate
subtropical

About

Valeriana trinervis is a species of plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is endemic to Corsica, France where there is a single sub-population near Bonifacio of which the only 140 of the individual plants remain. The common name of the plant is Centranthe à trois nervures in French.

Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Other Centranthus plants

Valeriana rubra · Valeriana amazonum · Valeriana calcitrapae · Spanish Valerian

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Valeriana trinervis 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.

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