Seasonal Wild Flowers

Honey Garlic

Nectaroscordum siculum

Liliaceae

May to June

It is found in the South, the Southwest and parts of the

Northwest

See the BSBI distribution map for Honey Garlic

It is a neophyte, which has been grown in gardens since

the 1830s, and been recognised in the wild since the

early 1900s.

It is naturalized in woods, by roads and on and waste

ground.

It is increasing.

Honey Garlic is an attractive, tall, sweet-smelling, bulbous

perennial herb, growing up to 1.2m.

Flowers are greenish-brown-red, bell shaped – up to 2cm

across, in loose drooping clusters.

There are 8 anthers and a single style.

There are no bulbils.

Leaves are narrow and 3 cornered.

It can spread quite aggressively and cover large patches.

It has a sweet, garlic smell and attracts large numbers of

bees and other insects.

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Honey Garlic, waste ground, Abbotsbury, Dorset

Bell-shaped flower

Stamens and style

Flower buds in early April

Flower buds - late April

Seed Pods

Seed pods

Open seed pods, persistent style

3-sided leaves