My first patch of few-flowered leeks! One flower per head, little yellowy bulblets forming, smell of garlic/onion/leek… another edible species ticked off the list 🙂 This is a non-native species and can spread, but not as invasive as its cousin the three-cornered leek which is running riot in many parts of UK, particularly daan saaf…




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  • 26 April 2016
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  3. Poppy JB

    Definitely look that way to me Lisa – I’ve found lots in Fife during primrose time. They look as tho they have produced already the secondary bulblet which produces seeds and spreads itself by. Lovely plants were they near rivers ? They seem to like ‘dampish’ hedgerows or river areas.

  4. Maeve Pearson

    Yup. I found this in abundance by a river last week. I picked a handful of the bulblets to pickle, which worked really nicely – though they are tiny. I got some more to mix with wild garlic flower pods for another batch. The leaves blanch well for a mildly oniony side green.