Lady’s Bedstraw

Common Name: Lady's Bedstraw

Latin Name: Galium verum

Ultimate Height: 50 cm

Flower Colour: Yellow

Type: Perennial

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand, Chalk, Akaline, Neutral PH

Flowering times: July-September 

History, uses and notes:

Gaining its name from its use as bedding before the advent of modern mattresses. The bright yellow flowers provide a strong aroma for our countryside. Some say a smell of honey is prominent when in bloom. 

Amongst its many uses, in Gloucestershire, it was used to add colour to their famous cheese. 

Flowering from July to September and beloved by our pollinating friends, Lady’s Bedstraw will help bring #bringthebeesback

Description:

Lady's bedstraw has small, narrow leaves that appear in whorls on its angular stems. The stems carry frothy heads of tiny, yellow flowers that appear in dense clusters.

The stems can be so dense with flowers that they carpet the grass with yellow.

Here you can see the narrow leaves of Lady’s Bedstraw

Meadow of Lady’s Bedstraw