ramsons
Also known as: bear's garlic; buckrams; gipsy onion; hog's garlic; ramsomes; wild garlic; wild leek; wood garlic
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 but rather weedy onion, native to Europe and Asia is occasionally cultivated intentionally but invariably becomes a nuisance, as it spreads freely by both bulbils and seeds
Scientific classification
- Species
- ramsons (Allium ursinum)
- Genus
- Allium
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bulbs
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of ramsons
Distribution map
Europe, Russia
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of ramsons
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ramsons care guide
- Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moist soil during active growth, then reduce watering after foliage yellows
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight bulb fertilizer at emergence and again after flowering
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed or division
Growing
GrowingEasy to grow in fertile well-drained soil, but this species spreads easily and has the potential to become a nuisance see wild garlic control
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble-free: Onion white rot and a downy mildew may occur
Pests
Generally pest-free
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