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Crosswort in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cruciata laevipes syn. Galium cruciata.

 

Crosswort

Crosswort is a tufted perennial with whorls leaves along the stem and, in late Spring and early Summer, small, pale yellow 4-petalled flowers round the stem just above the leaves.

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plant Features
  • Crosswort likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Crosswort likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Crosswort is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Crosswort likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Crosswort

Latin name

Cruciata laevipes syn. Galium cruciata.

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Rubiaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Crosswort likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Crosswort is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Crosswort likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Crosswort likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Crosswort is 0.50meters x 0.60meters 0.50 M 0.60 M

Cruciata laevipes syn. Galium cruciata.

Crosswort is a tufted perennial with whorls leaves along the stem and, in late Spring and early Summer, small, pale yellow 4-petalled flowers round the stem just above the leaves.


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Mid Summer

Flowers appear from early to mid Summer

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant in full sun or partial shade in free-draining soil

 
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