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Can anyone tell me what this plant is?

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lamogliedilucazingaretti · 29/04/2015 12:35

Good morning. I have posted on here before, but under a different name. I have a lot of this plant in my garden. It smells very strongly of garlic, but doesn't have the round, allium type white flower that I have seen in pictures of wild garlic. Does anyone know what it is and whether it is safe to eat? Many thanks

Can anyone tell me what this plant is?
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Methe · 29/04/2015 12:39

It's wild garlic and yes it is safe to eat... The leave at least, not sure about the bulbs.

Methe · 29/04/2015 12:47

is this it

lamogliedilucazingaretti · 29/04/2015 12:51

Sorry, -- Methe, the link didn't work for me.

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steppemum · 29/04/2015 12:53

wild garlic

it spreads very invasively!

We have a lot of it too

steppemum · 29/04/2015 13:06

methe link says there is a smaller version grown as a flower in gardens, so it may be that one

lamogliedilucazingaretti · 29/04/2015 13:09

Yes, thank you, that is exactly the stuff. It is really invasive. I have largely eradicated it from the back garden with a lot of digging out over a number of years, but it is still in the front garden around the edges of the weedproof (ha!) membrane and in at the roots of the hedge where I can't do anything about it. Having decided that it is likely to be with us whether I like it or not, was keen to know if I could eat it. Thanks again.

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shovetheholly · 29/04/2015 15:51

I am actually TRYING to grow this on my allotment and it won't take!! I LOVE wild garlic. I fry some onions and then add it with eggs to make an omelette - YUM!

But it won't grow for me!!

storms off in a huff

lamogliedilucazingaretti · 29/04/2015 16:25

shove - I can only assume you have a lovely well-drained, sunny allotment with good soil, as it seems to love the shaded, damp, heavy clay environment of my garden.

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