Marsh-bedstraw
Scientific name: Galium palustre
Family: Rubiaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: June to August
Height: to 50cm
Growing conditions: moist to wet habitats, sometimes growing in water
Nectar source for: bees and other insects
Food source for:
Description
This abundant member of the bedstraw family is a straggly, branching perennial (sometimes annual) that leans for support against other more robust herbs.
How to identify: Stems are hairless and square, Leaves are in whorls of 4 to 6 with a rough margin. Flowers are white, occasionally greenish with red anthers.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed as soon as they are ripe.
Family: Rubiaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: June to August
Height: to 50cm
Growing conditions: moist to wet habitats, sometimes growing in water
Nectar source for: bees and other insects
Food source for:
Description
This abundant member of the bedstraw family is a straggly, branching perennial (sometimes annual) that leans for support against other more robust herbs.
How to identify: Stems are hairless and square, Leaves are in whorls of 4 to 6 with a rough margin. Flowers are white, occasionally greenish with red anthers.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed as soon as they are ripe.