Other common names
Jack-by-the-hedge, garlic root, garlic wort, hedge garlic, hedge mustard, poor man's mustard, sauce-alone, garlleg y berth
Synonyms
Alliaria officinalis
Sisymbrium alliaria
Annual Biennial
A hairy biennial herb, which can be variable in height; is usually unbranched and bears heart to kidney-shaped toothed green leaves that emit a pungent garlic odour especially when crushed. Flowers are white from 3-5mm in diameter and born in terminal clusters. Seed capsules are long and slender from 20-70mm in length
Position
Full shade, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres