light pink rose on stem with green leaves

Dyer'S Woodruff

Asperula tinctoria
Rubiaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Perennial reaching 2' in height; roots reddish; leaves linear, glabrous, borne in 4's and 6's, the marginsrevolute; flowers white or reddish.

Source of plant

Well-Sweep Herb Farm, North American Rock Garden Society

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

other ethnobotanical uses