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Sweet Woodruff in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Galium odoratum syn. Asperula odorata

 

Sweet Woodruff

A low growing, flowering plant that often adopts a creeping habit, growing along the soil. The flower clusters are star like and small and waxy and the spear-shaped leaves are bright green.

 
plant Features
  • Sweet Woodruff likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Sweet Woodruff likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Sweet Woodruff is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Sweet Woodruff likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Sweet Woodruff

Latin name

Galium odoratum syn. Asperula odorata

type

Herb

family

Rubiaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Sweet Woodruff likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Sweet Woodruff is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Sweet Woodruff likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Sweet Woodruff likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Sweet Woodruff is 1.50meters x 0.40meters 1.50 M 0.40 M

Galium odoratum syn. Asperula odorata

A low growing, flowering plant that often adopts a creeping habit, growing along the soil. The flower clusters are star like and small and waxy and the spear-shaped leaves are bright green.


Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn

Plant container grown plants out in flowering position in spring or in the autumn, they may become invasive so care needs to be taken.

 

Propagation by seed in autumn

From Early Autumn TO Late Summer

Sow seed under glass in the autumn for spring planting or directly into the growing sight at any time of year.

 
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