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Rubiaceae
Oregon bedstraw
Galium oreganum
Also known as Oregon cleavers, Cleavers, Galium oreganum, Galium kamtschaticum subsp. oreganum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Bedstraw · Groundcover · Oregon Native · Woodland · Part Shade · Pacific Northwest · Rubiaceae · Native Perennial · White Flowers · Low Maintenance
Oregon bedstraw is a low-growing Pacific Northwest native groundcover that naturally carpets shaded woodland floors with delicate, whorled foliage and tiny white flowers. It requires very little maintenance once established and is ideal for filling in under trees or along shaded pathways. Keep soil moderately moist and avoid full sun, which can scorch the foliage.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil slightly moist and well-drained · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- 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
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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