Galium odoratum
(Sweet Woodruff)
Family - Rubiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Europe, North Africa, Siberia
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 45cm
Width - indefinite
Location - The White Garden, The Woodland Walk
Description: A mat-forming herbaceous Perennial. Mid to dark green, Elliptic to obovate leaves are held in whorls up slender, square stems. Masses of pure white, sweetly scented, cross-shaped flowers are produced in Cymes from late spring into midsummer. Attractive to bees and excellent for groundcover.
Synonym - Asperula odoratum
Flower:
Small, fragrant, white flowers with four petals are cruciform in shape. Flowers are produced in abundant cymes from May into July.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Cruciform flowers in cymes
Flowering time: May, June, July
Foliage:
Mid to dark green, Elliptic to oblanceolate leaves are produced in whorls up slender, square stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Elliptic to oblanceolate
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive, but well-drained soil.