licorice bedstraw
Galium circaezans
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Subshrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Light green
- Foliage color
- Whorls of 4.
Garden uses
Notes
Licorice bedstraw (Galium circaezans) is a perennial for woodland and naturalized gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and dry to average soil. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall and wide, with whorls of 4 leaves on each stem. Tiny light green flowers open in late spring and again from early to late summer. It tolerates drought once settled in.
Pairs well with Wood lily, Lime Zinger sedum, and Swamp azalea.
Native range
Central and eastern North America.