Sweet woodruff grows in shady deciduous forests. It is a medicinal and spice plant used for desserts and, most famously, for May wine. To obtain the typical flavor, the herb is harvested before flowering and then allowed to wither slightly.
Galium odoratum, approx 20 sweet woodruff seeds
Details: Plant description & care
Plant family:rubiaceae
Plant height approx.:10 – 50 cm
Flowering time:AprilMayJune
Flower colour:White
Root system :Rhizome
Lifecycle :PerennialVivacious
Winter hardiness zone (whz):6 (–23 bis –18 °c)
Climate:Moderate
sunlight:Partially shadyfull shade
Water requirements:Medium
Use:Ornamental plantSpice plantessbare pflanze
Sowing & cultivation
Indoor pre-culture (seedling stage):JanuaryFebruaryMarch
Sowing time outdoors:JanuaryFebruarySeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Sowing depth:5 cm
Best germination temperature :5 – 12 °C
Planting distance:20 – 30 cm
Specialties:Needs cold for germination
Main harvest:AprilMay
The perennial sweet woodruff needs cold to germinate. The seeds should either be sown in the fall outdoors or some kind of cold treatment must be carried out before sowing. This can be done by mixing the seeds with a little slightly moist sand (in a zip bag, for example) and first keep them warm for 2-4 weeks (15-20 °C), then for 4-6 weeks at 0-4 ° C. After that the seed can be sown. Galium odoratum likes partial shade.
Other names
Botanical name:a. zangezurensisasperula odorataasterophyllum sylvaticumchlorostemma odoratumg. matrisylvagalium odoratum
German names:duftlabkrautgliederkrauthalskräutleinherzensfreundherzfreudeleberkrautmaikrautmaiteemäschteesternleberkrautwaldmannteewaldmeisterwaldmännchenwaldteewohlriechendes labkraut
English names:master of the woodssweet woodruffsweetscented bedstrawwild baby's breathwoodruff
French names:aspérule odorantebelle–étoilegaillet odorantpetit muguetreine–des–boisthé suisse
Spanish names:asperillaasperilla de los bosquesasperilla olorosaasperilloasperula olorosaaspérula olorosabregandiahepática estrelladahierba de la opiladareina de los bosquesrubia menorrubillaruina de los bosques
Italian names:asperulastellina odorosa
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