Bear's Garlic, Wild Garlic, Ramsons Allium ursinum - Aglitheis ursina, Allium longipetiolatum, Allium nemorale, Allium petiolatum, Allium ucrainicum, Allium ursinoides, Allium vincetoxicum, Cepa ursina, Geboscon ursinum, Hylogeton ursinum, Moly latifolium, Nectaroscordum ursinum

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Botanical Name:

Allium ursinum

Family:

Amaryllidaceae

Genus:

Allium

Species:

ursinum

Common Name:

Bear's Garlic, Wild Garlic, Ramsons

Seeds Per Pound:
70,300
Quantity:
0.5 lb
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
6-12 inches
Collection Locale:
Hungary
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
4
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 0.5 lb
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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days. Stratify by surface sowing seeds on moist, tamped, soil in trays and place trays in cold for 60 days. Keep moist.
Germination: Take trays out of refrigeration, put plastic wrap around them and place in a warm, sunny location. Remove the plastic wrap once seeds germinate.
Short description:
Physical Characteristics : BULB growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in). It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf 6-Feb It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from May to July. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, insects. The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.It requires moist soil.
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Ramsons ( Allium ursinum ) (also known as buckrams , wild garlic , broad-leaved garlic , wood garlic , sremuš or bear's garlic ) is a wild relative of chives . The Latin name owes to the brown bear 's taste for the bulbs and habit of digging up the ground to get at them; they are also a favorite of wild boar .
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Usda description:
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