name needed for flower plz

can any1 tell me what flower this is please,i thought my oh knew what it was......,i think it comes in white flower aswell which is why i wanted to know so i could get seeds for next year, thanks xx

 

Centranthus ruber, red valerian.

It comes in white & every shade of pink between the 2

 

thank you xx il prob end up buying seeds for every shade now uve told me that ziggy :D x

 

Just put a red one near a white one, they'll come.

I think the white one goes under the same name, would have thought that one would have been called "alba"

Don't confuse it with Marsh Valerian, which smells just like cat wee.

 

is this the right one to buy ziggy ?? Herb White Valerian Centranthus ruber Approx 100 seeds | eBay UK

 

Yep, thats the one Joolz

always remember the EA getting a latin name wrong & planting the wrong water lilly through out the entire canal system:DOH:

 

oh thats beautiful not seen one that colour :D

 

hi ruth x its actually more red than the photo shows but im treetreetreetree with darrans camera :D been reading the details at the ebay link for white ones i put on for ziggy and its says they flower in july so im confused now cos our red ones have been flowering for a month i think,i thought theyd all flower together?? ive got soooooo much to learn xxx

 

Lots of things are early this year joolz, they'll flower right thru till autumn most years.

Carefull of the root system as they are used to growing on scree slopes and will search a long way for water and nutrient.

 

It`s also a thug which will take over the garden if you let it.

 

yeah i was thinking they must reseed a lot cos we got 5 now on the front but i think theyd pull out easily if they did as they seem to be growing in dry areas..... they are pretty thou:D and our back garden is very big.....after looking at every1s pics on here il need 20 acres im like a kid in a sweet shop :D..i want them allxx

 

So that's what it's called. I am trying to get rid of it. As fast as I spray it with Round-up it comes up somewhere else. To me it's just a weed!

 

Eat it Sheal, you'll soon run out of it then Roots and shoots, boiled.