Bedstraw Ladies – Galium verum is a native plant that becomes a mass of honey scented flowers in Summer. Useful for herbal pillows as it has a restful scent of... Read moreBedstraw Ladies – Galium verumBedstraw Ladies – Galium verum is a native plant that becomes a mass of honey scented flowers in Summer. Useful for herbal pillows as it has a restful scent of new hay when dried. Once used to curdle milk and colour cheese. Dye plant.Lady’s bedstraw has small, narrow leaves that appear in whorls on its angular stems. The stems carry frothy heads of tiny, yellow flowers that appear in dense clusters. Once used as stuffing in mattresses, particularly for women about to give birth hence the common name.
