Goat's Rue

From LoveToKnow Garden

Goats Rue (Galega) - Graceful perennials of the Pea family flourishing in any soil. On account of their free growth they are useful for the wild garden, and are effective in groups. They are herbaceous perennials, growing from 2 to 5 feet in height. The best kinds are—G. officinalis, or Common Goats Rue, a native of S. Europe, and 3 to 5 feet high, in summer bearing dense clusters of Pea-shaped blossoms of a pretty pink. There is a white variety (alba) useful for cutting. G. orientalis is from the Caucasus, 3 to 4 feet high, with bluish-purple flowers. G. patula Hartlandi has pale blue and white flowers, and with G. His Majesty are the most ornamental of these plants.