Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Ramsons, Wild garlic, Broad-leaved garlic, Wood garlic, Bear's garlic
I ordered a packet of seeds last year and none of them germinated despite following the recommendations to the letter.
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Description
Allium ursinum, known as wild garlic, is a perennial that grows spontaneously in woodlands. It is cultivated for its bulb, leaves, and flower buds, which are used as condiments to enhance dishes. It has large, narrow, shiny green leaves and displays a charming flowering in white umbels from April to June. Sow seeds from July to September and from February to March for a harvest from January to October.
Wild garlic is a European species that grows spontaneously in woodlands. It belongs, like cultivated garlic, to the Amaryllidaceae family. It is perennial and hardy, at least down to -15°C (5°F). It is a bulbous plant, with a spiky habit, growing 15 to 20cm (6 to 8in) tall. It has narrow, petiolate leaves at the base of its stem. It flowers from April to June (depending on the region) in spherical white umbels that are slightly yellowish. It is a deciduous plant that completely disappears in winter and reappears in spring.
All parts of the plant are edible: the bulb, the flower buds, and the leaves. It can be cooked as a vegetable, like spinach, or used as a condiment to enhance salads, and soups, etc. Wild garlic can also be used to prepare infusions.
Allium ursinum has numerous virtues: it contains a lot of vitamin C, it is detoxifying, hypotensive, and antiseptic, among other things.
In the garden, wild garlic thrives in shade or partial shade in humiferous soil that is rather moist but well-drained. It can be planted in the vegetable garden as well as in shaded areas of the garden where it forms a beautiful ground cover.
Harvest: it can be harvested over a long period, from January to October. But don't be too greedy, as it reproduces through its bulbs, so it is important to leave some in place to see it multiply.
Storage: the leaves can be preserved by drying them in a dark and dry place.
Gardener's tip: before its characteristic flowering, wild garlic can be mistaken for several highly toxic plants such as lily of the valley, autumn crocus, and arum. Wait a bit or trust your nose: only Allium ursinum gives off a garlicky smell.
Note: Wild garlic is a bulbous plant that goes dormant in late spring. Its green foliage gradually turns yellow and disappears at the end of spring, only to reappear in late winter.
Allium ursinum in pictures
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Botanical data
Allium
ursinum
Amaryllidaceae
Ramsons, Wild garlic, Broad-leaved garlic, Wood garlic, Bear's garlic
Central Europe
Perennial
Planting and care
Sowing:
Sow wild garlic from July to September and from February to March, at a temperature of around 15 to 20°C (59 to 68°F), ideally in a nursery or in a tray filled with good sowing compost and equipped with good drainage. Germination can take a few weeks.
When the seedlings have reached the 4-leaf stage, transplant them into pots or directly into the ground in spring or autumn, leaving a space of 15cm (6in) between plants. Shade or semi-shade is necessary for this garlic.
Cultivation:
Wild garlic requires no care. It naturalises easily.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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