Galium mollugo 'Hedge Bedstraw'

(Syn. Galium album)

Rubiaceae: scrambling perennial with smooth. Square stems to 1.5m, attractive small white flowers, create frothy like clusters, blooming from June-September. Found in hedgerows and dry, grassy places, typically found on rich soils, pretty widespread and fairly common, except in the north of the country, also it is said to be completely absent from Ireland. Native to most of Europe, including Britain, to North Africa and temperate Asia.

USES:

The plant is lithontripic and vulnerary, used in the treatment of epilepsy and hysteria. A number of species in this genus contain asperuloside, a substance that produces coumarin and gives the scent of new-mown hay as the plant dries. Asperuloside can be converted into prostaglandins (hormone-like compounds that stimulate the uterus and affect blood vessels), making the genus of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Seeds can also be sown late summer or spring, it may be very slow to germinate. This plant does not really need any help to reproduce itself.

HARVESTED: 

APPROX. 1000+ SEEDS