Galium odoratum Sweet woodruff, Bedstraw Z 4-8

$7.45/pot

Whorls of fine textured leaves, like spokes of a wheel, with white blooms in spring lighting up the shade

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Whorls of fine textured leaves, like spokes of a wheel, with white blooms in spring lighting up the shade

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