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Galium propinquum

Galium propinquum
Photo: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0

Galium propinquum is a small native bedstraw species from New Zealand and eastern and southeastern Australia, in the coffee family. Little cultivation information exists, so it is mainly of interest to native plant enthusiasts and botanists.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil lightly moist during active growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or a loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. & SE. Australia, New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Galium propinquum is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae.

It is native to New Zealand and East and South East Australia.

Other Galium plants

Mount Aetna Bedstraw · White bedstraw · Phloxleaf bedstraw · Narrowleaf bedstraw · Alpine Bedstraw · Galium antarcticum · Stickywilly · Sand Bedstraw · Argus bedstraw · Awned bedstraw · Arkansas bedstraw · Rough bedstraw

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galium propinquum 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.

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