Rubiaceae
Galium obtusum subsp. obtusum
Galium obtusum subsp. obtusum
Also known as Galium trifidum var. latifolium, Galium obtusum var. ramosum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Groundcover · Woodland · Shade Tolerant · Bedstraw · Galium · Perennial · Eastern Us · Wildflower · Pollinator
Blunt-leaf bedstraw is a delicate native perennial groundcover ideal for moist, shaded woodland gardens and rain garden edges across the eastern United States. It spreads gently through scrambling stems and produces tiny white flowers that attract small pollinators in late spring. Plant in humus-rich, consistently moist soil and it will largely care for itself with minimal intervention.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist; does not tolerate prolonged drought or waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.6–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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