RHS 2002 Other common names
bed flower, cheese rennet, fenwort, hundredfold, maiden's hair, maid's hair, Our Lady's bedstraw, petty mugget, rennet weed, yellow bedstraw, briwydden felen
Herbaceous Perennial
A low, scrambling, carpeting perennial with stems to 1.2m long, often rooting where they touch the ground, and bearing whorled linear green leaves, and terminal panicles of tiny 4-lobed yellow flowers in mid and late summer, scented of hay when dried
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres