Other common names
bear's garlic, buckrams, gipsy onion, hog's garlic, ramsomes, wild garlic, wild leek, wood garlic, craf y geifr
Synonyms
Allium ucrainicum
Bulbs
Vigorous, garlic-scented, bulbous perennial forming extensive colonies, with paired, elliptic leaves and erect stems bearing umbels of starry white flowers in late spring. Often naturalised in woodland, this attractive native onion is a good source of early nectar for pollinators and early cover for ground dwellers
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres