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IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
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These have popped up in a container. Anyone know what they are? Some sort bulb with long leaves? 
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  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    Bump for any ideas
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Do the leaves smell of anything? Onion?
    What do the bulbs look like? Don't dig one up to find out!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    Hi there, it looks like an allium, possibly Allium paradoxum, Few-flowered garlic - see what you think: https://www.wildfooduk.com/edible-wild-plants/few-flowered-garlic/
    Time to get cooking!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    Oops - I've just read more details on the link I sent you - if this is Few-flowered garlic, you'll need to remove it asap as it is evidently very invasive and listed on schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside act which means it is illegal to plant or help spread this plant in the countryside.  Hope this helps!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719

    Ilikeplants ..check leaves by crushing..if onion leaves will smell of onion.
    In a few days these buds will open.
    Please add more pics then for an accurate id.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    How silly of me, I didn’t check the leaves if they were garlicky or oniony. I’ll do that tomorrow. I have a feeling I have another patch of it somewhere, can’t remember if in ground or not so will have to hunt it and mark it. This one is in a tub though.

    Few flowered garlic - it couldn’t even get a decent name lol
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    Thanks so much for responses all - I’ll check in on it tomorrow and update
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Just had a look at my pics . Pretty sure it is not Allium paradoxum.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    I agree @Silver surfer the flower head and stem colour doesn’t look the same. I started reading up on alliums and I have the yellow moly one in the border. I know I planted that but have just found out it’s an edible too.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    Good, I'm glad it's not an invasive intruder!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


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