Jupiter's Beard Live Plant | Centranthus ruber | Red Valerian Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Bring long-lasting color and pollinator activity to your garden with Jupiter's Beard, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its abundant clusters of vibrant crimson to rosy-red flowers, blue-green foliage, and exceptional drought tolerance. Centranthus ruber, commonly known as Red Valerian or Jupiter's Beard, is a hardy perennial that thrives in cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, rock gardens, borders, and Mediterranean landscapes. Its nectar-rich blooms attract butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the growing season. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Centranthus ruber thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil. Blooming from late spring through summer, and often into fall with deadheading, it produces dense clusters of fragrant flowers held above attractive blue-green foliage. Once established, this easy-care perennial is heat and drought tolerant, making it an excellent choice for low-maintenance and water-wise gardens.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Centranthus ruber starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Centranthus ruber Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Brilliant crimson to rosy-red flower clusters
• Attractive blue-green foliage
• Long blooming season from late spring through summer
• May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
• Lightly fragrant flowers
• Attracts butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and beneficial pollinators
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Excellent for cottage gardens, rock gardens, and borders
• Easy-care perennial
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Centranthus ruber
• Common Name: Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Well-draining sandy, gravelly, or average garden soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment, then provide moderate watering during prolonged dry periods
• Humidity: Average outdoor humidity
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 5–8
• Mature Size: Approximately 24–36 inches tall and 18–24 inches wide, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Butterfly Gardens
• Cottage Gardens
• Rock Gardens
• Mediterranean Gardens
• Borders
• Xeriscape Gardens
• Gifts for Gardeners