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Flowers. Photo from Gee Tee Bulb |
See photo of foliage from Schede di Botanica |
See photo of Form from Schede di Botanica |
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Plant Name Click to Exit to Comparison Page or or link to |
Allium ursinum Allium is the Latin name for 'garlic'. |
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Soil |
Chalk or Sand (Well-drained soil required) |
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Sun Aspect |
Full Sun and Part Shade (Thrives well in shade - full shade of deep woodland and part shade of light woodland)) |
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Soil Moisture |
Moist (likes summer moisture) |
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Plant Type |
Herbaceous Bulb |
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Height x Spread in feet |
12 inches x 12 inches |
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Foliage |
Basal, linear, 10-15 inches long and 1.5 inches wide Dark Green leaves emerge in the Spring before the flowers. Foliage dies down in June. |
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Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit |
White star-shaped flowers on umbel in May-June, with strong garlic odour. Flowering stem is 10 inches. |
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Comment |
Allium ursinum is a native from Europe and Asia. Naturalizes well even in quite dense shade. Provided you understand the Roman-Celtic language; further details about this plant were updated on Thursday 9 July 109. Grow with roses, carrots ,beet and chamomile, but it inhibits the growth of legumes. Plant at 8 inch depth and 8 inches apart with an inch of fine grit under them for drainage. Never plant at perfectly measured distances apart as this looks artificial - plant in clumps of 5, 7 or 9 in a staggered group so that they look more natural when they flower. Split and divide large clumps in autumn or spring. New Plants from seed usually take three years to flower. Available from Gee Tee Bulb , Chiltern Seeds , R. V. Roger and B & T World Seeds in the USA |
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Single Flower. Photo from Gee Tee Bulb |
Flower. Photo from R. V. Roger |
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