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Rubiaceae
Fen bedstraw
Galium uliginosum
Also known as Marsh bedstraw, Water bedstraw, Galium uliginosum, Galium uliginosum var. minus
Native Plants · Wetland · Bog Plant · Wildflower · Pollinator · Fen · Perennial · Scrambling · Rubiaceae · Wildlife Garden · Native
Fen bedstraw is a delicate, scrambling perennial native to fens, marshes, and wet meadows across Europe and Asia, preferring consistently moist to waterlogged, nutrient-poor soils in partial shade. It is rarely cultivated intentionally but can be a charming addition to a wildlife pond margin or bog garden. Minimal maintenance is required as long as adequate moisture is maintained.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water generously to maintain consistently wet or moist soil; suited to boggy conditions · Every 5-7 days; keep consistently moist
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Crozet Is., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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