Sweetscented bedstraw Galium odoratum

Features

Galium odoratum, the sweetscented bedstraw, is a flowering perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae. it grows to 30–50 cm long.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Deciduous forest
Size	up to 50 cm

Description

The leaves are simple, lanceolate, glabrous, 2–5 cm long, and borne in whorls of 6–9. The small (4–7 mm diameter) flowers are produced in cymes, each white with four petals joined together at the base. The fruits are 2–4 mm diameter, produced singly, and each is covered in tiny hooked bristles which help disperse them by sticking temporarily to clothing and animal fur. It grows well on all types of limestone garden soils. The soil should be light, moist and rich in nutrients. It tolerates very low winter temperatures down to -25 degrees Celsius. It tolerates polluted air well. It thrives in the shade and conditionally in partial shade.