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Sweet woodruff, also called sweetscented bedstraw, is a creeping, mat-forming perennial with dainty flowers that is commonly used as a groundcover in shady areas, only needing a little bit of sunlight each day. Sweet woodruff also performs well in mild temperatures and a variety of soil types, though it prefers acidic soil.
Galium odoratum (sweet woodruff) is commonly used as a ground cover. It is often grown under trees because the roots deter competition, and the leaves can hog all the sunlight. Sweet woodruff is stronger than it looks and will assert dominance by sending out creeping roots to establish itself. Native Area
Today, sweet woodruff is most commonly used as a ground cover in shady areas. Sweet woodruff ground cover, with its star-shaped whorls of leaves and lacy white flowers, can add interesting texture and spark to a deeply shaded part of the garden.
Sweet woodruff, also known as Galium odoratum, is a popular ground cover that is native to Europe and Asia. This perennial plant is a member of the Rubiaceae family and is known for its sweet scent and delicate white flowers.
Sweet woodruff is a shade-loving groundcover that's sweetly scented—and tougher than it looks.
Sweet Woodruff: A Field Guide. With starry, white flowers and a well-behaved habit of spreading slowly in sheltered, woodland settings, sweet woodruff is a good-natured perennial ground cover for a shade garden.
Galium odoratum (Sweet Woodruff) is a mat-forming perennial that creates a very attractive ground cover in moist, shady areas. It features small-petaled, scented white flowers in late spring and summer, elegantly rising above a lush carpet of fragrant, lance-shaped, soft emerald-green leaves in whorls.
Creeping throughout the garden, sweet woodruff offers a burst of bright, white flowers and fresh green leaves. It thrives in shady areas and adapts well to a variety of soils. A versatile herb and groundcover, growing sweet woodruff couldn’t be easier. Sweet woodruff is ideal as a filler in struggling sections of the garden.
Sweet Woodruff makes an excellent shady groundcover. It can also be used in crafts, potpourri, and as a flavoring in foods and liquors.
Beyond its aromatic qualities, sweet woodruff makes a wonderful groundcover in the right place. First of all, it is a very pretty plant. The foliage grows as whorls of lancelike leaves on square stems 8 to 12 inches long and tends to flop over, forming a mat. In May, masses of tiny white, four-petaled flowers bloom above the foliage.