"John Nolan" wrote in message
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In article , "Des Higgins"
wrote:
It is an interesting point. Are you alowed to "weed"
weeds in your own garden if the plant is technically protected elsewhere?


Well, see "cowslips" in another thread. I transplant mine to help save
them,
and have given some plants to friends. If any of you are intereeted in
seeds, email me.

Thanks to all of you who responded to my original posting re. wild garlic.

My wife and I had an excellent omelette with chopped up garlic leaves.
Also
I have dried some for future use. I found the stalks are quite succulent,
too. This is the wild garlic with longish leaves with a shape like an
elongated ellipse that is pointed. No time to look up the correct name.

That one is Allium ursinum or Ramsoms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsons
says it gets it name cos bears like them so watch out.
Wild garlic is fine as a name though and easier to remember :-)


The one with bright white flowers and triangular stems is Allium triquetrum
or 3 cornered leek (or something like that).
It is pretty but invasive and not native (at least not here in Irl).

Des



John N.

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