🌿 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
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (3)
Spring woodland garden companions
Classic woodland understory companions
Both shade lovers; woodruff as fragrant groundcover beneath hostas
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
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.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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