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Wild garlic

Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) grows in woodland, in near or among bluebells, and is identifiable by its garlic-like smell...

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Wild garlic

Thread Starter: AmandaVienna    Started: Sun 03 May 2009    Replies: 2

Do you realise that if you mistake lily of the valley leaves for wild garlic leaves you will make yourself really ill and could even die! Be very, very careful! Obviously once the flowers appear it is easy to distinguish between the two............




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Tue 5 May 2009, 3.31PM

AmandaVienna

I appreciate the difference in the leaves, but just wanted to point out the similarity. Here in Austria, people have died from not knowing the difference......

Sun 3 May 2009, 6.39PM

Mrs Woof Woof

The leaves of wild garlic are not as rigid as lily of the valley and also the smell gives them away as well.
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