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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Fosheze@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

Edit: Answer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tuberosum

I've been letting this grassy plant slowly take over my yard and I haven't been able to actually identify it. It has white flowers in late summer that bumble bees absolutely love. It smells like onions when you cut it and it tastes like onion as well except maybe slightly more mild.

Location: SE Minnesota

Not flowering:

Seeding out:

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[-] GeminiFrenchFry@lemm.ee 32 points 10 months ago
[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Looks like you got it. Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tuberosum

Cool, I figured they were safe to eat but it's good to know for sure. Also not even listed as being invasive. Definitely gonna keep spreading these because like I said in the origional post the bumble bees go absolutely nuts for them.

[-] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 10 months ago

I used to have garlic chives in my herb garden, before I moved. It's handy being able to just go outside and snip up some oniony goodness for soup or what-have-you.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 7 points 10 months ago

Herb butter. Nomnom. We Dutch call it bieslook.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Bies do be lookin according to OP

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 5 points 10 months ago

Bies the looks of it, you might be right.

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~Those don't look like garlic flowers to me.~~

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago
[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

You're right. I stand corrected.

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