Galium boreale | Hvitmaure, Northern Bedstraw. Originated in … Norway;Canadian prairies | Various
Galium boreale belongs to the plant family RUBIACE and Genus Galium This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Galium boreale does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Galium boreale so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Galium boreale hvitmaure,northern bedstraw is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Galium boreale has mild sweet flowers. The roots of Northern bedstraw have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Galium boreale is known as hvitmaure in Norwegian. Red and red are common colors produced with this plant. Bedstraw is used in Norway for dyeing.
Galium boreale will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Galium boreale is a perennial. June is the usual month for flowering.
Flowers of the plant Galium boreale have a smell of fragrant and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Mild
In the Northern Hemisphere Galium boreale starts to bloom around 06,01 blooming stops about 06,30
The Roots of Galium boreale can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … red,brownish pink
"Dye plants and dyeing -- a handbook", EthelJane McD. Schetky, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 1964.
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Galium odoratum Sweetscented Bedstraw sweet woodruff plant
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.