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lady's bedstraw | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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lady's bedstraw

Galium verum

Low Maintenance

Genus: Galium
Family: Rubiaceae
Common Names: bed flower, cheese rennet, fenwort, hundredfold, maiden's hair, maid's hair, Our Lady's bedstraw, petty mugget, rennet weed, yellow bedstraw

About this plant

G. verum is a stoloniferous perennial with erect or sprawling stems bearing whorled linear leaves and terminal panicles of tiny 4-lobed yellow flowers in late summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Alkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in a loose moist leafy soil in partial shade, but it tolerates full sun and is tolerant of dry soils. Will not thrive in a hot climate and dislikes very acid soils. Can be invasive

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sowing when ripe or by division

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesWildflower Meadow

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years