Gallium odoratum-Sweet Woodruff or Wild Baby’s Breathe

Sweet woodruff is another easy perennial that can be propagated by division, preferably in the spring by digging up the stolens because the parent plant sends out rhizomes, but it becomes invasive if watered too much. A drier soil can contain the invasive properties, however it is one of the most useful plants in making potpourris and another plant that deer avoid. Sweet Woodruff prefers shade in a well drained soil that is slightly acidic and reaches a height of 6-12" with white blooms in May/June.