How to Grow and Care for Sweet Woodruff - The Spruce Sweet woodruff, also called sweetscented bedstraw, is a creeping, mat-forming perennial with dainty flowers that is commonly used as a groundcover in shady areas, only needing a little bit of sunlight each day Sweet woodruff also performs well in mild temperatures and a variety of soil types, though it prefers acidic soil
Sweet Woodruff Care: How To Grow Sweet Woodruff Ground Cover . . . Sweet woodruff seeds can be planted directly into the soil in the spring or can be started indoors up to 10 weeks before your area's last frost date To direct sow sweet woodruff, in early spring simply spread the seeds over the area that you wish to grow them and lightly cover the area with sifted soil or peat moss Then water the area