Plant Names
Allium canadense
Canada Garlic
Ail du Canada
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Rose
Bloom Period: May - Jun
Hauteur max: 1,5 feet
Max Width: 0,75 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Landscape Uses:
No landscape information available.
Ecological Benefits:
Butterfly host
Butterfly host
Tolerates:
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is a GRASP candidate
This plant is a GRASP candidate
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
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Faits intéressants
A hardy plant, also known as wild garlic, first sends up leaves and then aerial bulblets with white and pink blooms. The plant produces a strong, onion-like odour when the leaves are crushed or mowed. It is a very versatile plant that can spread aggressively in ideal conditions. While it prefers more sun, it will grow in shaded areas (but not deep shade as it will not flower).
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Allium canadense
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Euxoa tessellata
Tessellate dart
Specialized Bees Supported by Allium canadense
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
No substitute plant data available for this plant.
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: July
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Ouvrir la gousse, enlever les graines
- Seed viability test:
- None
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: None
- Remove non-seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
GRASP Candidate
Rare/endangered native plants within 50km radius of Ottawa approximately. Burton is anchor study, plus iNaturalist observations to corroborate if any recent spotting.