Sweet Woodruff - Herb Seeds, Perennial

Sweet Woodruff is a versatile perennial with whorled leaves and small white flowers, often used as a ground cover. Its historical uses include as an air freshener and insect repellent, making it a popular choice for gardeners.

Sweet Woodruff - Perfect for shady areas, with dark leaves and white flowers in spring. Try with spring bulbs; cold hardy to zone 3. Does not grow under pine trees. Scent of new mown hay when dried.

Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) is a mat-forming perennial plant that makes good-looking ground cover for shady spots in both formal and wilder gardens. It produces a pretty mass of tiny, scented white flowers in late spring and early summer, which are a good source of nectar for bees and other pollinators. In the UK it goes dormant over winter, and all its leaves die back. Fresh new leaves grow in spring and stay lush and green until late autumn.

How To Grow Sweet Woodruff From Seed: Sweet Woodruff seeds germinate best after a period of cold temperatures. Some gardeners will dampen peat moss, mix the herb seeds into the peat moss and then place the peat moss/seed mixture in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 weeks before sowing.

Others will sow the herb seeds in a starter tray, water, seal the tray, and place it in the refrigerator. Finally, the last method of sowing would be to directly sow the Sweet Woodruff seeds outdoors in a prepared seedbed in late winter or first of spring while frosts are still expected.