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Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)

Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)

Pretty, lemon-coloured frothy clouds to stud rough grass or the front of a naturalistic, perennial border.
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Details:

Type
Perennial
Position
In Grass
Soil
Neutral - Alkaline
Flowers
June - September
Height
30cm (12in)
Group/Species
Rubiaceae
Common name
Lady's bedstraw
Moisture
Moist but Well-drained
Aspect
Full Sun
Spread
1.5m (5ft)

Description

Another garden-worthy wildflower, loved by all our pollinators particularly hoverflies and solitary bees. Pretty, lemon-coloured frothy clouds to stud rough grass or the front of a naturalistic, perennial border. Lady’s Bedstraw thrives on chalky soils in the wild, but we grow it happily enough here on heavy clay.

You can use the flowers as an edible garnish on salads. They are scented a bit like a cross between vanilla and freshly dried hay. The flowers were used as natural dyes in previous times, used in making butter and cheeses.

Care Tips

Looks great as part of a border, for wildlife or as part of a wildflower. meadow. Lady's Bedstraw prefers sunshine and poor, dry soil.