Valeriana officinalis

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 2.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 02.

Flowershead, with a few fluffy seeds, too. Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-07-16.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 3.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 03.

Flower. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2003-07-18.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 4.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 04.

Dead stalk in winter. You can see how valerian is divided into two sidebranches and one main branch, ever onwards. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2004-11-21.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 6.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 06.

Flowerbuds, side view. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-01.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 7.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 07.

Plant in flowerbud. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-01.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 8.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 08.

Flowerbuds, top view. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-01.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 9.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 09.

Flowering plants. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-23.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 10.
Photo: Valeriana officinalis 10.

Flowering tops. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-23.