Rubiaceae
Wall bedstraw
Galium parisiense
Also known as Galium anglicum var. litigiosum, Galium gracile, Galium parisiense var. willkommianum, Aparinella ruricola
Native Plants · Bedstraw · Wildflower · Wall Plant · Annual · Rubiaceae · Naturalistic · Dry Soil · Tiny Flowers · Native Wildflower · Cottage Garden
Galium parisiense (Wall Bedstraw) is a delicate, low-growing annual wildflower best suited to rocky walls, dry banks, and naturalistic or cottage garden settings. It requires minimal care, thriving in poor, well-drained soils with little watering once established. This plant is best grown from seed scattered directly in its intended location, as it does not transplant well.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; allow soil to dry between waterings as this plant tolerates dry conditions · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 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
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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