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Is this wild garlic?

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  • 07-04-2015 4:29pm
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    Fishy1
    Registered Users Posts: 664 ✭✭✭


    Was clearing out a large planter & pulled up some clumps of these flowering bulbs. There was a very strong smell of garlic from them, but I'm not sure if it's actually wild garlic!

    They've got bulbs at the base, and long slender stems. I did a quick google, but general consensus seems to be that the stems should resemble broad Lily of the Valley leaves.

    Hope someone can help identify them for me, would love to use them in the kitchen, but am reluctant in case I poison the family ;)


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    lottpaul
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    This is Three Cornered Leek - Allium triquetrum, very invasive and a pest for many gardeners. It's commonly called wild garlic too, but the one you're referring to is the real deal - Allium ursinum - and does have a broad "lily of the valley like" leaf.


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    livinsane
    Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭livinsane


    You can eat this variety too, all parts are edible.


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