Climbing bedstraw
Galium porrigens
Last reviewed: August 2026
Light
part shade
Water
low
Size
12"–24" H × 24"–48" W
Bloom
Mar, Apr, May
Native to
CA, OR
Pollinators
flies, bees
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Find rebates in your areaClimbing bedstraw is a sprawling, evergreen vine-like subshrub with whorled leaves and tiny star-shaped yellow-green flowers. It scrambles over other plants and along the ground in shaded woodland understory.
Wildlife value
Host plant for White-lined Sphinx.
The small flowers attract flies and bees, and the foliage is a documented host plant for the White-lined Sphinx moth.
Common questions
- How much sun does Climbing bedstraw need?
- Climbing bedstraw grows best in part shade conditions.
- When does Climbing bedstraw bloom?
- Climbing bedstraw blooms in March, April, and May.
- Where is Climbing bedstraw native?
- Climbing bedstraw (Galium porrigens) is native to CA, OR, per vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists.
- What butterflies or moths does Climbing bedstraw host?
- Climbing bedstraw is a larval host plant for White-lined Sphinx.
Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists. Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.
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