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Goats Rue in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Galega officinalis

 

Goat's Rue

Goat's Rue is a clump-forming plant with pinnate leaves and upright spires of white, lilac or purple pea-like flowers from mid Summer to early Autumn

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plant Features
  • Goats Rue likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Goats Rue likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Goats Rue likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Goat's Rue

Latin name

Galega officinalis

type

Perennial

family

Fabaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Goats Rue likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

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

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Goats Rue likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Goats Rue 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 Goats Rue is 1.00meters x 1.50meters 1.00 M 1.50 M

Galega officinalis

Goat's Rue is a clump-forming plant with pinnate leaves and upright spires of white, lilac or purple pea-like flowers from mid Summer to early Autumn


Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Soak seed in warm water overnight, and sow in containers in a cold frame or cold greenhouse in Spring

 

Propagating by division

From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn

Divide the clump in Spring or Autumn.Using a fork dig up plant, trying to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade, or by placing two garden forks back-to-back into the middle of the root ball, and pushing the fork handles apart.to lever the root ball apart. Replant the new clumps to the same depth as the original, and water well. Keep well watered until established.

 

Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Goat's rue flowers from mid Summer to early Autumn. The spires of pea-like flowers are borne on upright stems

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant in Spring in a sunny well-draining site.

 
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