Sweet Woodruff (Gallium odoratum) is delightful when it appears in shady spots in spring. The starry white flowers top the whorls of emerald leaves and it can carpet large areas, though it has formed only a small patch here in the garden.
 John Gerard mentions it in his Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes published in 1597. He says "It is reported to be put into wine, to make a man merry".