| Description | An heirloom plant used for stuffing mattresses to curdling cheese to an assortment of aliment remedies. |
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| Pronunciation | (gay-LEE-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates some dryness (native to dry cliffs by the sea) |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small yellow flowers in compact panicles |
| Leaves | green, thin, borne in whorls |
| Stems | square stems |
| Dimensions | 8-30 inches |
| Misc Facts | In the Middle Ages, it was used to stuff mattresses, giving them a pleasant smell and warding off flees. Introduced to USA from Europe. The genus name Galium from Greek gala for milk. Used to curdle cheese and give the cheese a yellow color. Red and yellow dies can be obtained from this plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #49-The History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers (Timothy Coffey) |
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