Allium tricoccum

 

 

Wild leek is an attractive, edible plant whose foliage is one of the first to appear every spring. While it can tolerate a fair amount of sunlight, it will require less maintenance if grown in shaded areas with rich soil. When encountered in natural conditions, it is often found in large clonal colonies that have spread via short rhizomes. It often acts as a spring ephemeral. By May, when the flower buds appear, the foliage often begins to disappear. White flowers bloom in June and July and are primarily pollinated by solitary bees.

Uses: Medicinal, edible, pollinators, shade gardens

Bloom time: June -July

Height: 6 to 18 inches

Space: 8 to 14 inches

Sun: Medium sun to full shade

Moisture: Average (may require occasional watering in sunnier areas)

Seeds: Ripe seeds can be found beginning in October. They will be dark gray, similar in size and shape to BBs, and wrapped in a loose papery sheathe that turns from green to white. They germinate best with a brief warm period before overwintering, so sowing as soon as possible in fall is best. Seeds sown in spring may not germinate until the next spring.

Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)-ALTRI (3dcartstores.com)

Allium victorialis, commonly known as victory onion, Alpine leek, and Alpine broad-leaf allium is a broad-leaved Eurasian species of wild onion. It is a perennial of the Amaryllis family that occurs widely in mountainous regions of Europe and parts of Asia (Caucasus and Himalayas). Some authors consider certain East Asian and Alaskan populations as constituting subspecies platyphyllum within the species Allium victorialis. Recent sources recognize this group as a distinct species, called Allium ochotense. Allium victorialis - Wikipedia

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