trefle.io · Taken Jun 16, 2017 by jose (cc-by-sa)
Rubiaceae
Yellow bedstraw
Galium verum
Also known as Galium verum var. typicum, Rubia vera, Cheese rennet plant, Galium verum subsp. euverum
Native Plants · Bedstraw · Wildflower · Yellow-Flowers · Ground-Cover · Spreading · Medicinal · Cottage-Garden · Meadow
This charming wildflower produces masses of tiny yellow blooms that attract beneficial insects throughout summer. It's extremely low-maintenance and drought-tolerant once established, perfect for naturalizing in meadow gardens. Simply plant and let it spread naturally.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, tolerates dry conditions once established · Every 10-14 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
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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