trefle.io · Taken May 13, 2018 by Chris Bristow (cc-by-sa)
Rubiaceae
Blue field-madder
Sherardia arvensis
Also known as Field madder, Sherardia, Blue madder, Galium sherardia
Native Plants · Field Madder · Sherardia · Wildflower · Annual · Meadow · Ground Cover · Pollinator · Tiny Flowers · Cottage Garden · Naturalize
Blue field-madder is a delicate, low-growing annual wildflower that produces clusters of tiny lilac-pink blooms from spring through summer. It thrives in disturbed soils, meadow plantings, and wildflower mixes with minimal care needed once sown. Allow it to self-seed freely to naturalize in gravel gardens or at the edge of borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; soil can dry out somewhat between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chatham Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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