trefle.io · Taken Jun 14, 2019 by juan llanos (cc-by-sa)
Rubiaceae
Hedge bedstraw
Galium mollugo
Also known as Rubia mollugo, Galium mollugo var. nemorale, Galium mollugo, False baby's breath
Native Plants · Bedstraw · Wildflower · Groundcover · Medicinal · Pollinator · White Flowers · Sprawling · Naturalized
This sprawling perennial produces masses of tiny white flowers that attract beneficial insects. Excellent for wildflower gardens and natural areas where it can spread as groundcover. Requires minimal care once established and tolerates various soil conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, prefers well-draining soil · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Corse, Crozet Is., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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