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Galium mollugo
Also called Hedge bedstraw, White bedstraw, Wild Madder, Great Hedge Bedstraw, Smooth Bedstraw, Whorled Bedstraw
Galium mollugo, called hedge bedstraw or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial from Europe to Siberia and North Africa that grows in hedges, meadows and along paths. It is a wild plant rather than a commonly grown garden or houseplant, and it spreads readily in full sun to part shade.
Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album.
Galium mollugo commonly occurs in hedges, bushes, paths, meadows, and slopes, at elevations up to 2,100 m (6,900 ft) above sea level.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galium mollugo by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
