Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. February 2014. Scientific name: Valeriana officinalis L. Common name(s): garden valerian, valerian, common valerian, garden heliotrope, all-heal Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”) Description: