Galium odoratum

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum

Photo Credit: Master Tag

Galium odoratum

Photo Credit: Stonehouse Nursery


Galium odoratum

Sweet Woodruff

A vigorous groundcover for shade; encourage customers to plant several together to quickly create a carpet of beautiful, bright green foliage under trees, shrubs, decks or in naturalized areas. Tiny, white, star-shaped flowers appear briefly in in spring. Its fragrant foliage is not favored by deer.

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 8
  • Height: 6-12"
  • Spread: 12-18"
  • Exposure: Full Shade, Part Shade
  • Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: No
  • Bloom time: Late Spring
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: White Shades
  • Fragrant: Yes
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Not native to North America
  • Deer resistant: Yes
  • Rabbit resistant: No
  • Bee-friendly: No
  • Attracts butterflies: No
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 8
  • Height: 6-12"
  • Spread: 12-18"
  • Exposure: Full Shade, Part Shade
  • Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: No
  • Bloom time: Late Spring
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: White Shades
  • Fragrant: Yes
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Not native to North America
  • Bee-friendly: No
  • Deer resistant: Yes
  • Rabbit resistant: No
  • Attracts butterflies: No
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Grower Information

  • PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
  • Optimal Planting Time: Spring
  • Retail Sales Window: Spring
  • Moisture in Production: Average
  • Requires Shade in Production: Yes
  • Vernalization Required for Bloom: Yes
  • Vernalization Beneficial: No