Propagation
Sow seeds when ripe and in cold climates place in a cold frame to germinate.

Divide established clumps (rhizome) during autumn or early spring.


Note:
It has been used for hundred of years for herbal remedies such as tea from the leaves for diuretic purposes. The roots and the flowers produce red and yellow dyes respectively and use for colouring cheese or ladies hair hence the common name Maid's Hair.
It is also thought that during biblical times the Virgin Mary used Yellow Bedstraw to prepare the manger in Bethlehem.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green linear leaves are arranged in whorls around the stem in-groups of 8 to 12. The apex is cuspidate and the leaf is sessile.

Flower: The tiny bright yellow tubulate flowers have 4 to 5-petals that are recurved and the flowers are arranged in a dense terminal panicle that appears during summer.

Fruit: The tiny berry-like drupe is very viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.