Cleavers.

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Pflegestufe

Einfach

Pflanzenart

Annual herb

Licht

Partial shade to full sun

Licht im Innenraum

Hell, indirekt

Gießen

Alle 3 bis 7 Tage

Endgröße

3 to 5 feet long

Wachstum

Schnell

Winterhärte

USDA 3 bis 9

Blütezeit

Late spring to early summer

Pflege

This plant is often considered a weed, so it needs little care beyond removal if you want to control its spread. Watch for it choking out smaller plants in your garden. It thrives in moist, nitrogen rich soil.

Gießen

Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.

Düngen

This plant does not require supplemental fertilizer as it grows vigorously in most conditions.

Schneiden

Remove stems regularly to prevent the plant from spreading its seeds.

Umtopfen

As an annual, this plant completes its life cycle in one year and does not typically need repotting.

Boden

Moist, fertile, well draining soil

Boden-pH

6.0 to 7.5

Temperatur

-20 bis 30°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 80%

Sicherheit

Menschen

This plant is generally considered non-toxic but may cause contact dermatitis in sensitive individuals.

Kinder

The hooked hairs can be irritating to a child's skin if handled frequently.

Kontaktallergene

The tiny hooked hairs on the stems and leaves can cause mechanical skin irritation or a rash upon contact.

Allergene in der Luft

The pollen is not considered a significant allergen.

Essbarkeit

While young leaves are sometimes eaten, they have tiny hooked hairs that can irritate the throat if not cooked thoroughly.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Square stems with tiny hooked hairs
• Narrow leaves in whorls of six
• Small white four petaled flowers
• Round burr like seeds that cling

Höhe

0,3 bis 1,2m

Breite

0,3 bis 0,6m

Blätter

bright green, deciduous

Blüten

white, 0,2 bis 0,3cm

Früchte

green, brown, Summer

Häufige Probleme

• Aphids — Small insects that cluster on the stems and suck plant sap.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed

Pflanzzeit

spring, autumn

This plant is usually considered an antagonist to garden crops due to its rapid growth and competitive nature.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Stinging Nettle — They often share the same moist, nutrient rich habitats.
• Common Chickweed — Both are common cool season weeds that thrive in similar conditions.

Ähnliche Arten

• Galium odoratum — It is a related, non-weedy species often grown as an ornamental ground cover.

Botanisches

Familie

Rubiaceae

Gattung

Galium

Ordnung

Gentianales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Artenschutz

This plant is a common weed and is not of conservation concern.

It thrives in moist, shaded areas and disturbed soils where it can climb over other vegetation for light.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

larval host plant, nectar source

Bestäuber

Bienen, Käfer

Verwendung

foraging, medicinal tea, ground cover

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Is it a weed?

Yes, it is often considered an aggressive weed in gardens and agricultural fields.

How do I control it?

Hand pulling before it sets seed is the most effective method.

Woher der Name kommt

The genus name Galium comes from the Greek word gala, meaning milk, as some species were used to curdle milk. The species name aparine is from the Greek word for to seize or grasp.

Gut zu wissen

• It is a member of the coffee family.
• The seeds were historically roasted and used as a coffee substitute.
• The plant is also known as stickywilly due to its clinging nature.