Galium odoratum

Galium odoratum
“Sweet Wdooruff”
RUBIACEAE

Herbaceous Perennial Ground cover

Zone: 4 – 8
Native habitat : Europe, N.Africa

Conditions
Soil: average to any
Moisture: well-drained, even moisture
Light: full sun to full shade
Exposure: general
Plant size (h x w): 6″ – 12″ to spread indefinately
Other: to keep it in check (non invasive) only grow in dry shade


Aesthetic
Shape/stem: spreading, wide mat of erect stems
Leaf: bearing whorls of bright green, lance-shaped / spoon-shaped leaves, hay-scented
Flower:terminal clusters of small white-shaped, scented
Bloom: late spring to mid-summer
Other: rhizomatous; looks messy in fall when dying back

Treatment (how to…)
Plant: never plant in an interface area or mixed boarder
Maintain: no to low maintenance; to remove from an area dig out the shallow rhizomes and was all of the other plant roots in surrounding area
Propagate:  divide (into small pieces & even as soon as after 2nd year)

 Uses
Landscape: ground cover, container, shade garden, dry shade area, cottage
Companion planting: nice under a shrub or tree; given ideal conditions it will run through other more sensitive plants
Medicinal: none known
Other:

Vulnerabilities
Pests and disease: none significantDeer resistant: likely
Other animals:

Interest
Local info,: not native through there are other native species in the same genus
Pot size (to purchase): 4″
Nature: spreading ground cover; invasive
Identification (key features):  leaves simple, spoon-shaped, 2–5 cm, borne in whorls of 6–9; flowers small (4–7 mm), cymes, white with four petals joined together at the base
Interesting facts:
Cultivars/Species: 
Comments: highly invasive if given good conditions