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Rubiaceae
Blue Woodruff
Asperula orientalis
Sweetness and humility.
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Asperula
- Native to
- Turkey, Syria, Iraq
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- annual herb
- Height
- 0.5-1 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, average
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-10
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- Blue woodruff has a delicate sweet fragrance reminiscent of vanilla and fresh hay when dried.
- The tiny tubular flowers are only about a quarter inch long but are produced in dense, showy clusters.
- It is one of the few annual members of the Asperula genus, which contains mostly perennials.
- The plant self-seeds readily and can establish itself as a charming annual ground cover.
- Blue woodruff is related to sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) and shares similar scented compounds.
Color meanings
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modesty
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pleasant memories