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OverviewCommon Name: wild garlicType: BulbFamily: AmaryllidaceaeNative Range: Europe, RussiaZone: 5 – 9Height: 0.5 -1 feetSpread: 0.5-1 feetBloom Time: April to JuneBloom Description: WhiteSun: Full sun to part shadeWater: MediumMaintenance: Low CultureEasily grown in rich, moist but well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. This is a woodland plant that is more tolerant of part shade conditions than most members of the genus. Add sand to clay soils as needed to improve drainage. This species spreads invasively by rhizomes and self-seeding, and over time can carpet large areas.Noteworthy CharacteristicsAllium ursinum, commonly called wild garlic or ramsons, is a bulbous perennial that is native to damp shaded woods in Europe and northern Asia. It produces small rounded bulbs on branched rhizomes. Each year, leaves appear in late winter, flowers bloom in spring, and seeds mature by mid-summer at which point the plants die back and go dormant until the following late winter. Each plant bears 2-3 distinctive, elliptic, linear, deep green basal leaves somewhat reminiscent of the leaves of lily-of-the-valley. If bruised or crushed, the foliage emits a strong onion/garlic-like aroma. Flattened, 2-inch diameter, loose umbels of star-shaped white flowers bloom in spring atop leafless stems rising to 6-12″ (less frequently to 18″) tall. Each umbel bears 15-20 flowers. Leaves and flowers may be eaten raw (salads) or cooked (addition to soups, sauces or stews). Leaf flavor begins to decline as the flowers begin to bloom. Underground bulbs can also be eaten raw or cooked. ProblemsNo serious insect or disease problems. Bulb rot may occur in overly moist soils. Mildew, rust and leaf spots may appear.UsesWild garlic is an attractive spring-flowering perennial, which may be grown for both ornamental and culinary uses. This plant should only be located in garden areas where its invasive spread will not interfere with other plantings. Flowering drifts can be a sight of great beauty on the forest floor. What You’ll Get 80+ hardy, NON-GMO Ramsons (Wild Garlic/Broad-Leaved Garlic/Bear’s Onion/Allium arsinum) seeds from my organic garden (I do not use pesticides, herbicides, or any other chemicals) located in in Illinois, which were grown and collected with love and care.