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  • Galium verum (yellow bedstraw)
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yellow bedstraw

Galium verum

A popular addition to wildflower meadows, the yellow honey-scented flowers provide nectar to pollinators and food for several species of caterpillars. This beautiful plant is also exceedingly useful. It has been used to stuff mattresses, repel fleas, assist in births, used as a dye, and used as a replacement for rennet in cheese production.

Zones: 4 to 8
Family: Rubiaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 18 to 30in.
Spread: 24 to 36in.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions: Medium
Bloom Time: July to September
Bloom Color: Yellow
Native Range: Europe, southwestern Asia

Special Characteristics
  • Natural dye plant
image credits

Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) by Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Galium verum (yellow bedstraw)

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