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Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)

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The flowers of Wild Leek attract a variety of native bees. It is also highly prized for its edible leaves and bulbs. Wild Leek is unusual because its foliage has withered away by the time the flowers bloom. Deer and other mammalian herbivores rarely browse on the foliage.

Photo credit: Joshua Mayer

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The flowers of Wild Leek attract a variety of native bees. It is also highly prized for its edible leaves and bulbs. Wild Leek is unusual because its foliage has withered away by the time the flowers bloom. Deer and other mammalian herbivores rarely browse on the foliage.

Photo credit: Joshua Mayer

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Partial shade-Shade

Soil Moisture: Medium/wet – Medium/dry

Height: 8-12 inches

Plant Spacing: 4-8 inches

Bloom Time: June-July

Bloom Color: White

Advantages: Deer Resistant, Edible, Great Landscaping plant

Host Plant: 3 species of moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (Johnson and Colla, 2023)

Resource: Johnson, Lorraine, and Sheila Colla. A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. Island Press, 2023