Common
name: "Sweet Woodruff" or
"Bedstraw"
Latin name: Galium odoratum
Zone: 4
- 8
Elevation to: 8500'
Growth habit: Groundcover
Max height: 8" - 12"
Spread: Unlimited
Flowers: Yes, May Flower type: Cymes
Native to area: No
Available varieties: 1
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Sweet
Woodruff
Galium
odoratum
Photo:
Missouri Botanic Gardens
Perennial
Cultivation:
Plant Sweet Woodruff in full sun to partial shade. It adapts well to any
soil type that is kept moist.
Sweet Woodruff is a fast growing ground cover that
can be companion planted along with your spring bulbs. It also
grows well in containers.
Propagation:
Sweet Woodruff seed can be started in a cold frame or greenhouse, then
moved outdoors after danger of frost has passed. For quicker
growth, purchase pre-started plants at your local Garden Center.
Once established, plants may be divided in spring.
