Wild Garlic Flowering in a Woodland Glade

It has been raining most of the day, but this afternoon I decided to get some fresh air and walk up to the Daff Burn. Not been up here for a while.

As I walked along the path by the Burn I could smell the Wild Garlic everywhere, the woodland floor was carpeted with the lovely white flowers.

Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) grows in woodland, in near or among bluebells, and is identifiable by its garlic-like smell and long lush leaves, which are similar in appearance to those of Lily of the Valley. It grows from late winter and throughout spring. Towards the end of the season it bursts into bloom with white flowers.

Unlike domestic garlic, wild garlic is championed for its leaves rather than its bulb. The bulbs, along with the flowers, are edible, but are much smaller in quantity. Wild garlic has a very similar taste to domestic garlic, yet slightly milder. The leaves are delicious raw or cooked and work well in salads and soups.

Will have to go back and take some close-up shots of the flowers and gather some leaves for a salad.

Hope you are all having a good Sunday.