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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: angle shades on December 04, 2006, 09:13:19

Title: ladys bedstraw
Post by: angle shades on December 04, 2006, 09:13:19
has anyone grown or grows this plant?

it attracts hawk moths, my mission is to get a good picture of one next year :)

how big does this plant get, the catalogue says sprawling ;D

many thanks /shades x
Title: Re: ladys bedstraw
Post by: saddad on December 04, 2006, 19:59:29
Not grown it Shades.. not even sure I would recognise it in the wild!
:-X
Title: Re: ladys bedstraw
Post by: jennym on December 06, 2006, 11:01:41
Haven't grown it, it gets to about 2 or 3 ft high.
Title: Re: ladys bedstraw
Post by: angle shades on December 06, 2006, 17:31:49
:) thanks for your replies /shades x
Title: Re: ladys bedstraw
Post by: jeanaustin on December 07, 2006, 09:59:03
Lady's bedstraw is generally a lax/sprawling plant (a bit like the habit of Chickweed) growing to about 6-10" but if it has something (eg grass) to grow against then it will grow higher, to about 18".  In the wild, it generally grows in dry grassey areas
Title: Re: ladys bedstraw
Post by: Squash63 on December 07, 2006, 11:29:03
Quote from: angle shades on December 04, 2006, 09:13:19
has anyone grown or grows this plant?

it attracts hawk moths, my mission is to get a good picture of one next year :)

how big does this plant get, the catalogue says sprawling ;D

many thanks /shades x
Teresinha Roberts, one of our plot-holders grows this as a dye plant.  You can read more about it on her website - www.wildcolours.ik.com on the 'reds' page.  According to Teresinha, it attracts more than hawk moths!
Title: Re: ladys bedstraw
Post by: angle shades on December 07, 2006, 19:22:11
wow Betty, I'm definitely growing it now ;D ;D :P :P

thanks so much for the link

thanks for your reply jeanaustin :)/shades x