Some gardeners call it the Velcro plant. Others know it as cleavers or sticky weed. My favorite common name for Galium aparine? Sticky Willy. But no matter what you call it, if you do any kind of y… ...

Known variably as sticky weed, goosegrass, or scientifically as Galium aparine, this plant is typically a gardeners' foe but also carries some hidden health advantages. Osteopath and natural ...

G ardeners may be keen to get rid of weeds, but in some cases, they can be helfpul.Those who grew up in rural areas might be well-acquainted with cleavers, commonly known as sticky weed ...

I 'm feeling pretty smug. At this exact moment, my garden is weed-free. Totally and completely. That's no small feat. Not that I have five acres or anything, but, believe me, I've got more than my ...

Common weed 'could help treat' tonsillitis, ... If you were raised in the countryside, you're likely familiar with cleavers, also known as sticky weed, goosegrass, or Galium aparine.

Many years ago, Galium aparine was planted in the herb garden. One of the common names for the genera Galium is bedstraw, because early settlers used it for stuffing mattress.

Canadian weed scientists were also surveyed. In Canada, the “worst weed” landscape looks quite a bit different. The top five most troublesome weeds listed are gallium, wild oat, Canada thistle ...

This gift of adherence prompts a good many of the 80-odd folk names for Galium aparine: Ireland's "stickyback", for example ... garbhlus (rough weed), is dismissive enough, but another, ...