Sweet Woodruff
Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw
Family)
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Hardiness: 4-8
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Height: 6-12 inches
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Spread: 9-18 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Light: part shade to
full shade
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Soil: average,
well-drained
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Moisture: medium to wet
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Use: herb gardens,
rock gardens, naturalized areas, shady borders or as a ground cover or edging
plant
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: can be
aggressive in optimum growing conditions; plants may go dormant by mid-summer
if too dry; no serious insect or disease problems
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Native to: Europe, northern
Africa, northern Asia
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Notes: plants have
been used commercially in perfumes; leaves used to flavor teas and cold fruit
drinks, and to make May wine; spreads by both creeping roots and self-seeding
to form an attractive ground cover; tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: The Flower Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F022
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