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Galega officinalis

Common name: Common Goat's rue

Experience the power of Galega officinalis - a traditional herbal remedy for improved health and wellbeing.

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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2 Litre Pots
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Galega officinalis is an ancient medicinal wildflower which has been used as a diuretic and symptomatic treatment for diabetes. It is now also valued as a stunning, informal favourite with both gardeners and with bees and butterflies. Plants produce strong stems which bear racemes of small, intricate pea-like flowers in June and July each year. Blooms are borne over clumps of attractive bushy, pinnate foliage which emerges in spring and remains until the first frosts. A superb inclusion in cottage gardens or for wild, natural planting styles, stems can also be cut for the vase. Plants are very tolerant of neglect and event thrive in poor soils where they will produce their own fertilizer. Native to Central and Southern Europe Galega officinalis prefers to be grown in damp soil in sun or partial shade. A fully-hardy, herbaceous perennial which matures to 1.2m tall with a spread of 90cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Galega officinalis 2 litre
Common Name Common Goat's rue
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Purple
Type Perennial
Format 2 Litre Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 1.20 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.90
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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