BOTANICAL: Galium odoratum (syn: Asperula odorata)

PRONOUNCED: GAL-ee-um oh-dor-AH-tum

Click on the pic for a close up in bloom.

COMMON: Bedstraw, Sweet pen, Sweet woodruff. BLOOM HEIGHT LIGHT ZONE Mid-May to mid-June 6" - 8" x indefinite Semishade 4 - 9 May - White COMMENTS: This familiar herb garden inhabitant has lance-like, 1-inch leaves arranged in whorls of 8 are topped by star-shaped, small blooms. A useful, fast growing, ground cover if given moist, well-drained, humusy soil. Will accept heavy shade and dry spells, providing the soil is loose. Light winter mulching is advised in areas of severe winters.