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Lady's Bedstraw
蓬子菜 · 蓬子菜 · 蓬子菜 · Gaillet jaune · Cuajaleche
Galium verum
Frothy yellow clouds of tiny flowers that smell of fresh hay. People used to stuff their mattresses with it because the smell scared away fleas!
Height
60 cm
Blooms
Jun–Sep
Family
Bedstraw (Rubiaceae)
Latin name
Galium verum
Where to find
- Sandy grasslands
- Burren limestone (Clare)
- Dunes