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Lady's Bedstraw

Gallium verum

Average Seeds per Packet
120
Packet Price
£2.49
Information

Hardy Native Herbaceous Perennial, usually of dry grassland and road verges; with many dense clusters of small, yellow flowers on tall, brittle stems above deep green foliage in June to September.

Height x Spread:

24 in (60 cm) x 18 in (45 cm)

Wildlife Value:

Very attractive to Beetles and Flies.

Other Interest:

Used as a strewing herb, as the drying foliage has a pleasant aroma; used in herbal medicine for kidney and bladder complaints; also the foliage produces a yellow dye used to colour cheese (especially Double Gloucester) and butter.

Lady's Bedstraw