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Valeriana arkansana

Valerianella palmeri

Also called Palmer's cornsalad

Valeriana arkansana
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Valeriana arkansana (also called Valerianella palmeri, Palmer's cornsalad) is a small wild flowering plant native to Arkansas and Oklahoma, rarely grown in gardens. It is a native wildflower best treated like other native herbs, with good drainage and moderate sun.

Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the soil feels dry; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil.
Temperature
Hardy in warm temperate zones; protect from hard freezes where winters are severe.
How easy
Moderate

About

Valeriana arkansana (synonym Valerianella palmeri) is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common name Palmer's cornsalad. It is found in Arkansas and Oklahoma in the United States.

Other Valerianella plants

Nuttall's Cornsalad · Wood's Cornsalad · Beaked Cornsalad · Valeriana extincta · Valeriana dentata · Valeriana eriocarpa · Valeriana locusta · Valeriana ozarkana · Narrowcell cornsalad · Valeriana vesicaria · Cornsalad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Valeriana arkansana 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.

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