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Naples garlic

Allium neapolitanum

Naples garlic is a special plant that grows beautiful white flowers. It has a yummy smell and is often used in cooking to make food taste better. This plant loves sunny places and can grow in gardens.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Naples garlic has clusters of delicate, star-shaped white flowers that seem to float above its slender, grass-like green leaves. Its pristine white petals make it stand out beautifully in a garden or natural setting.

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Naples garlic

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

It smells like garlic, but its delicate white flowers are a beautiful spring surprise!

Its scientific name, Allium neapolitanum, literally means 'garlic from Naples!'

Some people call it 'flowering onion' because it’s a relative of onions and chives!

The entire plant, from bulb to flower, can be eaten and adds a mild garlic flavor!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underground Storage

Naples garlic stores energy in its bulb that helps it survive harsh conditions and regrow each year.

Fähigkeit

Pungent Power

Naples garlic produces a strong garlicky scent that can deter some hungry animals from eating its leaves.

Fähigkeit

Clump Creator

This plant grows in dense clumps that help it compete with other plants for sunlight and space.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-50 cm
Ausbreitung
10-20 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Honey bees visit the flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Bumblebees are important pollinators of its flowers.

eaten by

Garden snail

Helix aspersa

Snails and slugs sometimes feed on the leaves.

Merkmale

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Sicherheit

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Always wash your hands after touching plants, and don't eat any parts unless an adult says it's okay!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Naples garlic?

20-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Naples garlic?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Naples garlic?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Naples garlic?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Naples garlic?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Naples garlic?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Naples garlic?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Naples garlic?

Insekten

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