Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)

Family: Rubiaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in cooling drinks and are also added to fruit salads etc. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; The leaves are coumarin-scented (like freshly mown hay), they are used as a flavouring in cooling drinks and are also added to fruit salads etc.; The leaves are soaked in white wine to make 'Maitrank', an aromatic tonic drink that is made in Alsace.; A fragrant and delicious tea is made from the green-dried leaves and flowers.

Habitat & North American Range

Woodland and shady areas on damp calcareous and base rich soils. Often found in beech woods. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)