Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Garden valerian
Valeriana officinalis
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 1.50 m high × 1.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Seasoning, Tea, Seed
- Functions
- Essential oil, Repellent, Fragrant
- Edibility
- 2 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 3 out of 5
Seeds. No further details are known, but the seeds of other similar plants have dried out and then been eaten. The essential oil derived from the leaves and roots is used as a flavoring in ice cream, pastries, spices, and more. It plays an important role in apple flavors. The leaves can also be used as a spice. Additionally, the plant is moderately used for herbal tea.