Plant Name: Centranthus ruber
Common Name: Jupiter’s Beard ( aka: Red Valerian)
Plant type: Perennial
Height: 1 ft – 3 ft
Spread: 1 ft – 2 ft
Bloom Time: May
Flower Color: ‘Ruber’ – Pale to Deep Rosy Red, ‘Albus’- White
Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Well Drained Soil- Prefers Alkaline Soil
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Butterflies & other insects,
Showy Flowers, Good Cut Flower, Fragrant leaves.
Note: Easy to grow, Self-seeds freely, Reported as “suspected” on the Oregon invasive plant list!
Uses: Containers, Rock Garden, Mixed Flower Bed
Native to: Europe, Northern Africa, Asia Minor
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8
Tag Archives: Ashland Garden Club
What Makes Plants Happy?
Interesting article last month in the New York Times.
Article by Margaret Roach.
Spiders
Two Articles from the Oregon Department of Agriculture about Oregon spiders.
Oregon Spiders Fact And Fiction 
Myth Busters
Nine experts from Oregon State University Extension Service bust some common gardening myths. Read this article to get some research-based answers to 10 common misconceptions.
http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2017/02/gardening_myths_debunked_by_or.html
2017: Plant Sale
THANK YOU!
Safeway – For letting us set up in your parking lot!
All Ashlanders – Who supported our cause!
All AGC Club members – Who grew plants & worked the sale!
Horticulture Report:Rock Rose
Plant Name: Helianthemum 
Common name: Rock Rose
Plant type: Evergreen, or Semi-evergreen, Shrubby Perennial
Height: 6-12 inches
Spread: 1-3 feet
Bloom Time: May – June
Flower Color: Various – White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Scarlet, Orange.
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well Drained Rocky to Sandy Soil.
Water Needs: Low
Attributes: Good in Alpine & Rock Gardens, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Evergreen Good accent plant with texture & form, Gray Foliage & Dark Green Foliage.
Uses: Attracts Butterflies, Rock gardens, Container, Ground Cover, Xeriscape Gardens.
USDA Zone: 5-8 (check cultivar)