Herb
Sweet Woodruff
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Sweet woodruff is the common English name highlighting the dried plant’s sweet hay-vanilla perfume—star of shade gardens and German-style spring drinks. Fresh leaves are milder until wilting or drying releases aroma. Bundle and dry in airy shade. Steep briefly in white wine or syrup; remove solids. Decorative white spring flowers signal harvest time for leaves.
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JellyScented SugarSyrupWine
Traits
Dry for PerfumeEnglish Common NameFloral GreenHayShade GroundcoverSpring RitualSweetVanilla
History
GB
English herbals praised sweet woodruff for scenting.
GB
Victorian gardens planted sweet woodruff as scented groundcover.
Sweet woodruff remained more German-drink famous than Anglo everyday.
Craft cocktail culture rediscovered sweet woodruff syrups.