trefle.io · Taken Jun 14, 1997 by Tela Botanica − Liliane Roubaudi (cc-by-sa)
Rubiaceae
Galium lucidum
Galium lucidum
Also known as Galium mollugo var. lucidum, Galium erectum var. lucidum, Galium mollugo subsp. lucidum
Native Plants · Groundcover · Perennial · Part Shade · European Native · Rubiaceae · Wildflower · Low Maintenance · Galium · Bedstraw
Galium lucidum is a low-maintenance perennial groundcover that thrives in partial shade with average moisture. Plant it in well-draining soil and water every 7-10 days to keep it established. It is well suited to rock gardens and naturalized European-style plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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