Allium ursinum (Wild Garlic)

Type Herbaceous flower, Herb, Culinary, Deciduous, Flowering
Form Ground-Hugging Rounded Clump, Architectural Form
Size Low Border / Edging / Ground Cover Plant (up to 50cm height)
Colours White Flowers (Spring), Green Foliage
Care Low/Easy Maintenance - Tough Plant
Hardiness Very Hardy
Growth Medium Growing Plant
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Allium ursinum cultivation notes: Best grown in fertile soils in part sun or shade. This ornamental bulb prefers fertile woodland soils in a sheltered spot. Plant as bulbs in autumn and divide and replant older clumps in late summer.

Plant Strengths: Attracts wildlife to feed or nest; All round tough plant suitable for problem areas; Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils.


Common Missspellings: Alium, Alleum, Aleum, Alliem, Alieum, Aleam, Alleam
Allium ursinum (Wild Garlic)
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