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Garlic or not Garlic.

Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477
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This plant is growing in my garden rampantly.  It smells like garlic but the leaves are narrow and flower quite different to the wild garlic I see in the woods.  It has tiny white bulbs and likes the damp dark

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part of the garden and I can't get rid of it.

I think Nutcutlet will know what it is. 

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Yes I doimage

    Allium triquetum aka three corner leek. I'm told.you can eat it



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477

    Thanks Nut.image  I don't fancy eating it though!  A couple of years ago I spent several weeks sifting through the soil to remove the bulblets.  I wish I hadn't bothered as they are everywhere now.  Goodness only knows where it came from.  They do look quite nice on mass when they are in flower.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    They're very prettyimage

    Mine have made a largish patch but haven't seeded elsewhere and I haven't disturbed them and distributed bulbs. Just a matter of time probablyimage

     



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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