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Galium Odoratum (Sweet Woodruff)
Common Name: Sweet Woodruff
Sweet woodruff is a fast growing herbaceous perennial that grows 12 inches high and spread 36 inches wide in mat-forming growth habit. It features dazzling tiny baby-breath-like white flowers with striking vibrant green leaves in late spring through mid summer. Lovely leaves produce sweet taste when they first appear in spring and are used to flavor a popular herbal wine that most people enjoyed in Germany. Its sweet scent uses as natural insect repellent. Highly attractive to butterflies. When dried, leaves and stems have vanilla-like odor. Deer resistant. it thrives in partial sun but performs best in dappled shade in humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil. This renowned woodland groundcover is ideal for borders, containers, woodland garden and mass planting.
| Plant Type: | Perennial, Groundcover |
| Width: | 12"-36" |
| Height: | 6"-12" |
| Fragrant: | Yes |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Zone: | 5 - 8 |
| Deer Resistant: | No |
| Salt Tolerant: | No |
| Drought Tolerant: | No |
| Attract: | Butterflies |
| Exposure: | Partial Shade, Full Shade |
| Bloom Time: | Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer |
| Soil Type | Loamy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Leaf Color: | Green |
| Fall Color: | Green |