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Old 25-05-2003, 11:32 AM
Kay Easton
 
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Default Sweet Woodruff

In article , Hussein M.
writes

Thanks for the tips Sarah. Neighbouring plants have sufficient stature not to
get over
run and I shall keep a watch on it.

I love it because it looks so English countryside. I tried crushing some
leaves and
flowers between my fingers to get a sweet hay smell but didn't notice anything
to
spectacular. Maybe the strength of the scent comes on drying. Mine is the
"odorata" too.


Yes, it's when dried

I see it has another Common Name - "Bedstraw".


All the species in the genus Galium are called Bedstraw, so that you
have lady's bedstraw (yellow), hedge bedstraw, marsh bedstraw and so on.


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Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm