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Galium odoratum
Sweet Woodruff
- Summary
- Additional Details
- » Small, fragrant white flowers above elegant foliage in spring.
- » Excellent groundcover easily grown in evenly moist, well-drained soil.
- » In Europe, the leaves are used to flavor teas and cold fruit drinks, and the fresh flowers are used for May wine, which is a punch made from white wine, orange, pineapple and a little sugar.
- Height
- 6 - 8 in
- Spread
- 12 - 15 in
- Zone
- 3-9
- Categories
- Perennial
- Tags
- Fragrant; Ground Cover; Deer Resistant; Full Shade; Partial Sun; Moist, Well-Drained
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