Moving Red Valerian

Good afternoon I have 6 Red Valerian which I have kept in the greenhouse since last Autumn they are at present 8 inches tall can I transplant them now,thank you

 

My Red Valerian has sat outside all Winter, Woo, in a large pot and looks happy enough. I would leave them outside for a week or two just to harden them [they're supposed to be H5 in hardiness so will be hardy in most places in the UK even in severe Winters] and then plant them out. You being a seasoned gardener will know they like well drained soil and sun. Mine are in a large pot with a mixture of compost, sand, and gravel just to keep them happy.

 

Good evening @ARMANDII my friend and many thanks I shall do as you so kindly advised ,much appreciated as always,enjoy your evening

 

Good evening @pete and thanks my friend,your right about they don't like being transplanted,I got some from the riverside last year and lost them all

 

I got my Red Valerian as they remind me of the Village of Nassington where I used to fish, and there they grew out of the dry walls like weeds!!


I transplanted mine, Woo, from it's original pot to it's present large pot without a problem. But I think the "secret" is that equal parts of compost, sand and gravel that I mixed in the pot. So I think just ordinary compost will not be ideal for Red Valerians.

 

And I think that's be point, Pete. On rich ground it will get leafy and have soft growth, while in poor, dry, sandy soil it will flourish. As I said, in Nassington Village it was growing in quantities in the base and cracks of the stone walls where there was little soil.

 

Naah, it's a good plant in the right place, Pal!!