Valeriana sitchensis (Sitka Vervain)

Plant Description: A Willamette Valley perennial flower growing about 3 feet tall. Flowers grow in multi stemmed clumps with white-pink flowers and opposite leaves that are slightly serrated. Sitka vervain has been used medicinally as a sleep aid, to calm the nervous system, and has been used to treat menstrual systems??*NEVER CONSUME PLANTS WITHOUT PROPER ID*

• Height:?1-3 feet
• Width:?1 ft
• Watering needs:?moist-wet
• Sun needs:?part shade
• Soil needs:?moist-wet
• Bloom Time:?Spring-Summer
• Portland Plant List (Backyard Habitat Certification):?No

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: Sitka Vervain is a Willamette Valley vervain that typically grows at mid-high elevations in moist, open woodlands and wet meadows. This plant thrives in damp, partial shade, making it great for woodland edges. Attracts pollinators, birds, and butterflies.?