Loose Herb
Cleavers
Galium aparin
★★★★★Loved by the garden regulars
Whole cut herb, the first green of the year. Grown clean, dried whole, and kept apart so it steeps to exactly itself.
Spring cleanseWater balanceFirst green of the yearSticks to your sleeve
Choose how often
1
Sold by the 2 oz pouch. Add a few — loose leaf keeps beautifully.
Whole-leaf
Caffeine-free
When it fits
DawnNoonDuskNight
Good any time of day
Shipping & refills
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About the herb
Gratteron, the one that sticks to your sleeve.
Cleavers climbs through every French hedgerow on tiny hooked hairs, which is how it earned its name in both languages. It is cut young in early spring, before it flowers. The only window when the herb is worth drying.
Mild and grassy, faintly sweet, with very little bite. One of the softest green cups we keep.
How to steep cleavers
One heaped teaspoonOf whole leaf, per cup.
Water just off the boilPour 8 to 10 oz over the leaf.
Steep 5 minutesCover the cup and let it sit.
Any time of dayCaffeine-free, so it never gets in the way.
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