Allium ursinum 'Golden Fleece'
ramsons 'Golden Fleece'
A bulbous perennial plant to 50cm in height, with aromatic, long, elliptic golden-yellow leaves. Excellent for pollinators, this plant produces spikes of star-shaped fragrant white flowers in rounded clusters 5cm across, from mid spring to early summer, providing a source of nectar early in the year; suited to woodland, wild areas and meadows
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
Wider than 8 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | White | Yellow Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Yellow | ||
| Autumn | Yellow | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with a strong onion or garlic scent, linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Although beneficial to wildlife and useful as an edible plant, wild garlic has the potential to become a nuisance, is difficult to eradicate and is best suited to woodland or wild areas
Propagation
Propagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Wildflower meadow
- Wildlife gardens
- Ground cover
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails, allium leaf mining fly and onion fly but usually trouble free in the wild
Diseases
Generally disease-free but may be susceptible to onion white rot and downy mildews
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