Where to plant in my garden?
Attractive in a flowering lawn, mini meadow or in a mixed border in full sun.
Flowers: July-Aug
Habitat: Dry grassland and Maritime grasslands/cliff
Height: 15-60cm
Growth Type: Perennial
Position: Full Sun
Soil Preference: Neutral to calcareous
Lady's Bedstraw
Galium verum
Jumbo plug plant
Pretty clusters of tiny yellow flowers are excellent for attracting a range of pollinating insects, such as bumblebees and butterflies.
It is a caterpillar food plant for several moths, including the hummingbird hawk-moth.
With a delicate scent of new hay when dried it makes a lovely herbal pillow.
Advised to plant in informal groups to encourage recognition and attract bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.