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.