Posted on 23 September 201817 November 2020 by David Lady’s bedstraw, flowering Lady’s bedstraw flowering with its sweet scent. In the days of straw mattresses, was used to perfume the straw, supposedly especially in lady’s beds. Post navigationPrevious post: Grey wagtail, Smestow Brook, Water BridgeNext post: Robin’s pincushion at the end of a rose branch