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Valeriana vesicaria

Valerianella vesicaria

Also called Bladder Cornsalad

Valeriana vesicaria
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Valeriana vesicaria is a minor weed of cultivated ground in the central Mediterranean and western Asia, rarely grown on purpose. It is a low-value, weedy annual that thrives in disturbed soil and open sunny spots.

Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly; it tolerates dry conditions once established.
Soil
Ordinary garden soil, tolerant of poor or disturbed ground.
How easy
Easy

About

Valeriana vesicaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the central Mediterranean and western Asia, extinct in Algeria, and introduced in Argentina. A somewhat ruderal species, it is a minor weed of cultivation.

Other Valerianella plants

Valeriana locusta

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Valeriana vesicaria 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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