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| + | '''Woodruff''' (''Galium odoratum'') is a [[herb]]aceous [[perennial plant]] in the family [[Rubiaceae]], native to [[Europe]], western [[Asia]] and north [[Africa]]. It grows to 30-50 cm long, often lying flat on the ground or supported by other plants. The plant is also known in English as '''Sweet Woodruff''' or '''Wild Baby's Breath'''. "Master of the woods" is probably a translation of the German name ''Waldmeister''. Names like "Sweetscented bedstraw", "Cudweed" and "Ladies' Bedstraw" should be avoided; the former two properly refer to ''[[Galium triflorum]]'', the latter to ''[[Galium verum]]''. | ||
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| + | The [[leaf|leaves]] are simple, lanceolate, glabrous, 2-5 cm long, and borne in whorls of 6-9. The small (4-7 mm diameter) [[flower]]s are produced in [[cyme]]s, each white with four petals joined together at the base. The [[seed]]s are 2-4 mm diameter, produced singly, and each seed is covered in tiny hooked bristles which help disperse the seed by sticking temporarily to clothing and [[animal]] fur. | ||
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| + | This plant prefers partial to full shade in moist, rich soils. In dry summers it needs frequent irrigation. Propagation is by crown division, separation of the rooted stems, or digging up of the barely submerged perimeter [[stolon]]s. | ||
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| − | Asperula odorata, Linn. Sweet Woodruff | + | Asperula odorata, Linn. Sweet Woodruff. Habit erect or ascending: height 6-8 in.: Lvs. usually in whorls of 8, lanceolate, finely toothed or roughish at the margin: corollas campanulate: seeds rough. Eu. and Orient.— Increases rapidly, and is used for carpeting shady places, and for edgings. |
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| + | Image:Waldmeister.jpg|Detail of flowers | ||
| + | Image:Illustration Galium odorata0.jpg|Woodruff – from Thomé, ''Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz'' 1885 | ||
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| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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Woodruff (Galium odoratum) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia and north Africa. It grows to 30-50 cm long, often lying flat on the ground or supported by other plants. The plant is also known in English as Sweet Woodruff or Wild Baby's Breath. "Master of the woods" is probably a translation of the German name Waldmeister. Names like "Sweetscented bedstraw", "Cudweed" and "Ladies' Bedstraw" should be avoided; the former two properly refer to Galium triflorum, the latter to Galium verum.
The leaves are simple, lanceolate, glabrous, 2-5 cm long, and borne in whorls of 6-9. The small (4-7 mm diameter) flowers are produced in cymes, each white with four petals joined together at the base. The seeds are 2-4 mm diameter, produced singly, and each seed is covered in tiny hooked bristles which help disperse the seed by sticking temporarily to clothing and animal fur.
This plant prefers partial to full shade in moist, rich soils. In dry summers it needs frequent irrigation. Propagation is by crown division, separation of the rooted stems, or digging up of the barely submerged perimeter stolons.
Read about Woodruff in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Asperula odorata, Linn. Sweet Woodruff. Habit erect or ascending: height 6-8 in.: Lvs. usually in whorls of 8, lanceolate, finely toothed or roughish at the margin: corollas campanulate: seeds rough. Eu. and Orient.— Increases rapidly, and is used for carpeting shady places, and for edgings.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
Detail of flowers
Woodruff – from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
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photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Woodruff. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Woodruff QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
