Galium odoratum

Name: Galium odoratum
Common Name   sweet woodruff				Family   Rubiaceae
Deciduous         x    Semi-Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous         x    Perennial
Habit spreading, matlike	Hard. Zone   USDA zone 3		Mature Size 1m tall to 1.5m spread					x
Leaf simple, acute, elliptical					Fall/Winter Color  dark green
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate     x    Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers   showy, white						Infl.    floriferous, cyme
Jan.     Feb.      March.     ( April.      May. )     June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade  x   Shade x
Landscape uses:  spreading shade tolerant groundcover		Limitations:  aggressive will dominate other small plantings					Other Features:  spread by seed and rhizome