Canada garlic

Also known as: meadow garlic; meadow leek; rose leek

North American bulbous perennial to 45cm tall, forming grass-like clumps and rounded clusters of star-shaped pink or white flowers in umbels, which can take the form of all flowers or a mix of flowers and bulbils, produced from late spring into summer; best in informal planting

Scientific classification

Species: Canada garlic (Allium canadense)
Genus: Allium
Family: Amaryllidaceae

Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten
Toxicity: Bulbs
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Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Canada garlic

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Culture

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Toxicity

Ornamental bulbs - not to be eaten

Quick identification of Canada garlic

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Canada garlic care guide

Water regularly, keeping the soil moist but not waterlogged.
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Water regularly, keeping the soil moist but not waterlogged.

Fertilizing

Apply a balanced fertilizer monthly during the growing season.

Pruning

No pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage

Propagation

Propagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation

Growing

Grow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. Increases rapidly and may become a nuisance, so best naturalised in a wild garden or meadow. See allium cultivation

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