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Supplied as a pot grown plant grown in a 7cm pot.
Available from APPROXIMATELY May 2021This lovely plant has beautiful star like white, fragrant flower in early Spring with pointy, starry type green leaves and reaches about 12 - 18" (30 - 45 cms) tall. The leaves have a hay like scent which is said to be good as an insect repellant, when eaten is said to have a vanilla flavour to it.
It grows as a ground cover and particularly likes a shady position so idea for growing under trees.
Sweet Woodruff is popular in Germany and can be found in their 'green Berliner Weisse' it is also used to flavour one of the Haribo sweets!
In Catholic mytholody bunches of sweet woodruff were hung in churches over the holidays, not only because it is sacred to the Virgin Mary but also to disguise the smell of unwashed people in the congregation! It is also believed that it was used in the bedding for baby Jesus.
Whilst this herb has many medicinal benefits and has traditional be used to treat just about everything (particularly if mixed with wine!) it should not be taken in large doses as it can cause liver damage or death!
Also known as Hay Plant, Kiss-me-quick, Mugwet, Rockweed, Sweet Grass, Fragrant Bedstraw, Our Lady's Bedstraw, Waldermeister and Woodruff; it's former botanical name is Asperula odorata.
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How To Sow & Grow Herbs
Detailed advice on sowing and growing herbs outside and under protection. Includes information on watering and pest control.