Common names:
Bear's Garlic
Ramsons
Wild Garlic
Wood Garlic

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7b
Flowers:Blooms on old wood
Flower Color:Green
Flower Size:5"-6"
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring
Year Round
Inflorescence Type:Cyathium
Compound Umbel
Underground structures:Tuber
Uses:Dye production
Cooked greens
Good as a cover crop
Dynamic Accumulator:Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Resistances:Tolerates foot traffic
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Cane
Bulbs
Pollinators:Bumblebees
Cleistogamous
Containers:Preferred depth
Prefers to be under-potted
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

Bear's Garlic (Allium ursinum)

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