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Wild garlic
Wild garlic
Wild garlic (Tulbaghia)
Wild garlic are bulbous, stemless flowering plants with a characteristic garlic-like smell (no wonder since they are closely related to garlic and onions). They have traditionally been used as food, fodder, ornamentals, and medicinal plants. Another curious trait of wild garlic is that the seeds of dry habitat species have coats that quickly take up water, while those from boggy habitats have seeds with water-resistant coats.
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Perennial
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Herb/Vine
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Key Facts About Wild garlic

Attributes of Wild garlic

Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
5 - 35 ℃

Scientific Classification of Wild garlic

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Distribution of Wild garlic

Distribution Map of Wild garlic

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No species reported
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How to Grow and Care for Wild garlic

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The genus 'wild garlic' consists of perennial bulbous plants, requiring full sunlight and regular watering, without becoming waterlogged. They thrive in well-draining soil, with optimum growth under moderate temperatures. Challenges include common pests like aphids and whiteflies, along with diseases like root rot from overwatering. Seasonally, these plants prefer cooler winters and flourish during the summer. Care adjustments include decreasing water in autumn and winter with increased vigilance for pests during the warmer seasons.
More Info About Caring for Wild garlic
species

Exploring the Wild garlic Plants

8 most common species:
Tulbaghia violacea
Society garlic
Society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) is a perennial plant that grows in clusters and is often planted at borders. Society garlic can be planted in mass as a ground cover. This plant's stalks emit a garlic-like odor, which is how it gets its name. This plant prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
Tulbaghia natalensis
Tulbaghia natalensis
Tulbaghia natalensis is a perennial herbaceous plant that features long, narrow leaves and clusters of star-shaped, violet-scented flowers. Thriving in the well-drained soils of its native South African grasslands, its blooms rise on tall stalks, attracting pollinators while deterring pests with its garlic-like odor. Tulbaghia natalensis's robust constitution allows it to weather periods of drought, making it both a resilient wild species and a favored ornamental.
Tulbaghia simmleri
Sweet garlic
Sweet garlic is a perennial herbaceous plant known for its clump-forming habit and aromatic, strap-shaped leaves. It thrives in sunny spots with well-draining soil. During summer, sweet garlic displays striking purple-pink umbels atop long stems, which not only add a splash of color but also attract pollinators. Its resilience and low maintenance make it a favored choice in gardens.
Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'
Wild garlic 'Purple Eye'
A cultivar of Wild garlic, wild garlic 'Purple Eye' is prized for its unusual lavender hues and small flowers, which appear throughout summer. It is not related to culinary garlic; the name comes from the smell it emits when crushed, rendering it an unsuitable cut flower. However, this cultivar is noted for being an excellent and easy-to-grow container plant.
Tulbaghia acutiloba
Tulbaghia acutiloba
Tulbaghia acutiloba is a bulbous perennial with long, slender green leaves that emanate a garlic-like fragrance when crushed. Its star-shaped pink to lilac flowers, held aloft on tall stalks, bloom in clusters from spring to summer, thriving in well-drained soils and sun-drenched habitats. This hardy species adapts to dry environments by storing moisture in its bulb.
Tulbaghia capensis
Cape garlic
Cape garlic is a clump-forming perennial with slender, strap-like leaves that create a grassy effect. This South African native features delicate clusters of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers, often with a sweet fragrance, which bloom from slender stalks rising above the foliage. Its attractive blossoms, adapted to its sunny habitat, entice pollinators and enliven gardens throughout the summer months.
Tulbaghia alliacea
Tulbaghia alliacea
Tulbaghia alliacea is a hardy perennial herb with a clump-forming habit, boasting slender, grass-like leaves that emanate a garlic scent when crushed. Its flower stalks rise above the foliage, crowned with clusters of delicate, star-shaped violet flowers. Adapted to thrive in well-drained soils, tulbaghia alliacea's aromatic qualities may act as a natural pest deterrent in gardens.
Tulbaghia leucantha
Tulbaghia leucantha
Tulbaghia leucantha is a perennial herb with slender, grass-like leaves that exude a garlic scent when crushed, hinting at its pest-resistant nature. Clusters of star-shaped white flowers with a soft, luminous appeal bloom atop tall stems, evolving from the plant's adaptive strategy to attract night-time pollinators in its native, sun-drenched habitat.

All Species of Wild garlic

Society garlic
Tulbaghia violacea
Society garlic
Society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) is a perennial plant that grows in clusters and is often planted at borders. Society garlic can be planted in mass as a ground cover. This plant's stalks emit a garlic-like odor, which is how it gets its name. This plant prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
Tulbaghia natalensis
Tulbaghia natalensis
Tulbaghia natalensis
Tulbaghia natalensis is a perennial herbaceous plant that features long, narrow leaves and clusters of star-shaped, violet-scented flowers. Thriving in the well-drained soils of its native South African grasslands, its blooms rise on tall stalks, attracting pollinators while deterring pests with its garlic-like odor. Tulbaghia natalensis's robust constitution allows it to weather periods of drought, making it both a resilient wild species and a favored ornamental.
Sweet garlic
Tulbaghia simmleri
Sweet garlic
Sweet garlic is a perennial herbaceous plant known for its clump-forming habit and aromatic, strap-shaped leaves. It thrives in sunny spots with well-draining soil. During summer, sweet garlic displays striking purple-pink umbels atop long stems, which not only add a splash of color but also attract pollinators. Its resilience and low maintenance make it a favored choice in gardens.
Wild garlic 'Purple Eye'
Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'
Wild garlic 'Purple Eye'
A cultivar of Wild garlic, wild garlic 'Purple Eye' is prized for its unusual lavender hues and small flowers, which appear throughout summer. It is not related to culinary garlic; the name comes from the smell it emits when crushed, rendering it an unsuitable cut flower. However, this cultivar is noted for being an excellent and easy-to-grow container plant.
Tulbaghia acutiloba
Tulbaghia acutiloba
Tulbaghia acutiloba
Tulbaghia acutiloba is a bulbous perennial with long, slender green leaves that emanate a garlic-like fragrance when crushed. Its star-shaped pink to lilac flowers, held aloft on tall stalks, bloom in clusters from spring to summer, thriving in well-drained soils and sun-drenched habitats. This hardy species adapts to dry environments by storing moisture in its bulb.
Cape garlic
Tulbaghia capensis
Cape garlic
Cape garlic is a clump-forming perennial with slender, strap-like leaves that create a grassy effect. This South African native features delicate clusters of star-shaped, purple-pink flowers, often with a sweet fragrance, which bloom from slender stalks rising above the foliage. Its attractive blossoms, adapted to its sunny habitat, entice pollinators and enliven gardens throughout the summer months.
Tulbaghia alliacea
Tulbaghia alliacea
Tulbaghia alliacea
Tulbaghia alliacea is a hardy perennial herb with a clump-forming habit, boasting slender, grass-like leaves that emanate a garlic scent when crushed. Its flower stalks rise above the foliage, crowned with clusters of delicate, star-shaped violet flowers. Adapted to thrive in well-drained soils, tulbaghia alliacea's aromatic qualities may act as a natural pest deterrent in gardens.
Tulbaghia leucantha
Tulbaghia leucantha
Tulbaghia leucantha
Tulbaghia leucantha is a perennial herb with slender, grass-like leaves that exude a garlic scent when crushed, hinting at its pest-resistant nature. Clusters of star-shaped white flowers with a soft, luminous appeal bloom atop tall stems, evolving from the plant's adaptive strategy to attract night-time pollinators in its native, sun-drenched habitat.
Tulbaghia dregeana
Tulbaghia dregeana
Tulbaghia dregeana
Tulbaghia dregeana is a perennial herb known for its clumping habit and narrow, strap-like green leaves that emanate a garlic scent when bruised. This South African native flourishes in well-drained soils and often thrives on sunny slopes, where its delicate, mauve-pink flowers form umbel-like clusters atop tall stalks, adding splashes of color to the landscape from late spring to summer.
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Wild garlic
Tulbaghia
Wild garlic are bulbous, stemless flowering plants with a characteristic garlic-like smell (no wonder since they are closely related to garlic and onions). They have traditionally been used as food, fodder, ornamentals, and medicinal plants. Another curious trait of wild garlic is that the seeds of dry habitat species have coats that quickly take up water, while those from boggy habitats have seeds with water-resistant coats.
Lifespan
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Plant Type
Herb/Vine
info

Key Facts About Wild garlic

Attributes of Wild garlic

Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
5 - 35 ℃

Scientific Classification of Wild garlic

distribution

Distribution of Wild garlic

Distribution Map of Wild garlic

distribution map
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
care detail

How to Grow and Care for Wild garlic

The genus 'wild garlic' consists of perennial bulbous plants, requiring full sunlight and regular watering, without becoming waterlogged. They thrive in well-draining soil, with optimum growth under moderate temperatures. Challenges include common pests like aphids and whiteflies, along with diseases like root rot from overwatering. Seasonally, these plants prefer cooler winters and flourish during the summer. Care adjustments include decreasing water in autumn and winter with increased vigilance for pests during the warmer seasons.
More Info About Caring for Wild garlic
species

Exploring the Wild garlic Plants

8 most common species:
Tulbaghia violacea
Society garlic
Society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) is a perennial plant that grows in clusters and is often planted at borders. Society garlic can be planted in mass as a ground cover. This plant's stalks emit a garlic-like odor, which is how it gets its name. This plant prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
Tulbaghia natalensis
Tulbaghia natalensis
Tulbaghia natalensis is a perennial herbaceous plant that features long, narrow leaves and clusters of star-shaped, violet-scented flowers. Thriving in the well-drained soils of its native South African grasslands, its blooms rise on tall stalks, attracting pollinators while deterring pests with its garlic-like odor. Tulbaghia natalensis's robust constitution allows it to weather periods of drought, making it both a resilient wild species and a favored ornamental.
Tulbaghia simmleri
Sweet garlic
Sweet garlic is a perennial herbaceous plant known for its clump-forming habit and aromatic, strap-shaped leaves. It thrives in sunny spots with well-draining soil. During summer, sweet garlic displays striking purple-pink umbels atop long stems, which not only add a splash of color but also attract pollinators. Its resilience and low maintenance make it a favored choice in gardens.
Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'
Wild garlic 'Purple Eye'
A cultivar of Wild garlic, wild garlic 'Purple Eye' is prized for its unusual lavender hues and small flowers, which appear throughout summer. It is not related to culinary garlic; the name comes from the smell it emits when crushed, rendering it an unsuitable cut flower. However, this cultivar is noted for being an excellent and easy-to-grow container plant.
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All Species of Wild garlic

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Dracaena
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Ficus
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
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Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
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Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
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Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Rosa
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Quercus
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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