Valerian officinalis 0,5gr.

A medicinal and aromatic plant that you cannot stop having in your garden, buy the valeriana officinalis seeds and start cultivating.

Valerian is used for pharmacological purposes, from it the roots and rhizome are used, it acts on the central nervous system.

Its effect is relaxing, is a natural sedative that is also used to treat situations of insomnia and nervous fatigue .

Valeriana officinalis when growing shows green leaves that are combined with striking pink or white flowers, they can reach up to 150 cm in height.

The cultivation of valerian is quite simple, it only needs you to provide adequate climatic conditions and aerated substrates.

It is suitable for cool and humid soils similar to those of the forest, in terms of sun exposure it develops well in semi-shade.

You must maintain a distance between specimens of 30 cm if you plant in direct soil, in case of doing so in pots these must have a minimum depth of of 40 cm.

As for watering, it should be frequent, it is an easy-to-grow plant, but requires maintaining humid conditions to avoid stress.

The harvests of valerian plants are seen from the second year, is at that time that you can take advantage of their rhizomes.

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Characteristics of Valeriana Officinalis.

• Medicinal use.
• Height: 150 cm.
• Planting type: seedbed or direct soil
• Properties: relaxing-sedative.
• Irrigation: Constant.
• Easy cultivation.
• Semi-shadow.
• Soils: Fresh, damp.
• Harvest: from the second year the rhizomes can be used.