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🌿 Woodruff (Sweet)

Galium odoratum
herbs Perennial Rubiaceae
☀️ Sun
Shade to Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-8
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Moist, rich
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
6-12 in

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Bluebell
Spring woodland garden companions
🤝 Fern
Classic woodland understory companions
🤝 Hosta
Both shade lovers; woodruff as fragrant groundcover beneath hostas

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint overruns delicate woodruff

📝 Growing Notes

Dried leaves smell of fresh hay and vanilla. Essential for May Wine (Maiwein). Excellent dry shade ground cover.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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