Allium canadense
meadow garlic
Alliaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1 ft tall by 0.1 ft wide but spreads through creation of new bulbs and can form relatively large clumps and patches.
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Summer and fall dormant. Leaves emerge in the winter and it blooms in early spring.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower garden, rain garden, bioswale, or herb garden.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Pollinated by bees and other insects.
Native Habitats:
Ruderal, especially roadside ditches.
