Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)

Family: Rubiaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Galium boreale is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 2 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies, beetles. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. A tea is made from the flowering stems. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A tea is made from the flowering stems.

Habitat & North American Range

Rocky slopes and streamsides, moraine, scree, shingle, stable dunes etc, to 1050 metres in N. Britain. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)