Society garlic

[hoodat]

I've eaten a bit of it but I'm cautious about using too much since there is some controversy over whether it's edible. I haven't suffered any harm from what I've eaten.

 

[Ariel301]

Guess I'll make my husband go easy on it.

 

[Strilets]

let me share some notes from a good article about society garlic:
1. it is an plant from South Africa whose leaves have a garlicky odour
2. It belongs to the lily family as do onions and garlic
3. The plants do best in full sun and in light, sandy soil

hope it helps

 

[April Manier]

Tell us what you do with it and post a photo if you can!

 

[BetterHensandGardens]

Very interesting, never heard of it before, I agree - please show us photos, so we can see what this herb looks like.

 

[hoodat]

I'm really not using it as an herb. I have it tucked away in an out of the way place in my garden because I noticed the flowers are quite popular with the small parasitic wasps that keep the aphids and catterpillar eggs under control. Those tiny wasps can't use a lot of the flowers that bees and butterflies do. They need small flowers.