Scientific Name:
Galium odoratum
Pronunciation:
GAL-ee-um oh-dore-AY-tum
Common Name:
sweet woodruff
Family Name:
Rubiaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Spreading groundcover; leaves whorled (7-9 per node), elliptic-oblanceolate, 2-3cm long x 0.7-1cm wide, margin entire and ciliate; flowers ~1cm wide, 4 white petals, scented, in corymb-like cymes, May-June.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Africa - northern, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Filler, Ground cover, Herb, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Whorled, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Prickly, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Distinctive smell
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute, Cuspidate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy, schizocarp of two nutlets with bristles for animal dispersion
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed, Division - above ground parts, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Rust (Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : q. 10+
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa