{"product_id":"wild-garlic","title":"Wild Garlic (Allium canadense)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocal Name: \u003c\/strong\u003eWild garlic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAllium canadense\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alliaceae  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dakota County Native\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLandscape Archetype:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prairie, Savanna\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife Cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun Exposure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part sun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Moisture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry to mesic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Loam, sandy loam, silt, gravelly soil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight \u0026amp; Width Range: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight: Ankles to Knees 6–24 inches, Width: typically, 6 inches barely though. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Color: \u003c\/strong\u003eWhite, Purple \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorphology Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Produces smooth, slender, hollow leaves arising from a bulb, with foliage emerging early in spring and senescing by midsummer. The flowering scape is leafless, smooth, and cylindrical, rising above the fading leaves. The inflorescence contains a mixture of true flowers, pink to white and star‑shaped, along with aerial bulblets that vary by individual plant and region. Blooms May to July. The root system consists of true bulbs that may cluster slowly over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFruits and Seeds\u003c\/strong\u003e: When flowers are produced and successfully pollinated, they form small capsules containing black seeds that mature in midsummer. Many plants produce few or no seeds when bulblets dominate the inflorescence. The bulblets detach and root readily, serving as the primary reproductive mode. Wild garlic bulbs are edible and have a long record of foraging use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabit and Habitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grows clusters of bulbs and forms loose, scattered colonies rather than dense mats. Plants have an upright habit when in bloom, but the foliage arches and flops as it matures. In the wild it is found in dry to mesic prairies, open savannas, woodland edges, and rocky slopes. In open habitats it blooms more flowers. Tolerates drought, lean soils, and moderate disturbance, making it a resilient component of short grass prairie style plantings or rock garden and edges. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanions: \u003c\/strong\u003eSky blue aster (\u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum oolentangiense\u003c\/em\u003e), Prairie dropseed (\u003cem\u003eSporobolus heterolepis\u003c\/em\u003e), Blue grama (\u003cem\u003eBouteloua gracilis\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eCarex brevior\u003c\/em\u003e (Short-beak Sedge) and other short sedges, Field Pussytoes (\u003cem\u003eAntennaria neglecta\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003ePenstemon\u003c\/em\u003e species, Pasque Flower (\u003cem\u003eAnemone patens\u003c\/em\u003e).  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEcological Associations: \u003c\/strong\u003eProvides nectar and pollen to small native bees including small sweat bees (\u003cem\u003eLasioglossum versatum \u0026amp; coeruleum\u003c\/em\u003e) and to hover flies such as the margined calligrapher (\u003cem\u003eToxomerus marginatus\u003c\/em\u003e). When seed is produced, it may be eaten by small granivorous insects such as the dusky grain beetle (\u003cem\u003eAhasverus advena\u003c\/em\u003e) and other micro-grain beetles that forage on exposed seed clusters.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eMN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNH Propagation Technique: \u003c\/strong\u003eSeed or Division.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Powers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wild Garlic contributes early-season structure and supports pollinators during the summer solstice gap in that transition between spring and summer in MN. An excellent plant for small gardens mix with low growing perennials for a dynamic pop. Dig it up and eat it if it looks dumb or wait for summer and it will just disappear to return next spring. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Holler, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48325228921082,"sku":"ALLI-CANA-01","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/9929\/3946\/files\/20240703_205053956_iOS.jpg?v=1771525317","url":"https:\/\/northernholler.com\/products\/wild-garlic","provider":"Northern Holler, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}