Hedge Garlic (Herb) - Jack-by-the-Hedge (also Mustard Garlic)

Alliaria petiolata,  Hedge or Mustard Garlic (Moist Shade - Hardy), A common Hardy Biennial often found in hedgerows giving rise to the old folk name Jack-by-the-hedge & likes damp shade.  In the 1st year., this forms clumps of round, slightly wrinkled leaves, staying green thru winter. Then the 2nd year the plants flower in spring with tiny clusters of white florets (about 6 mm across), each with four rounded petals whilst the leaves arrive, these leaves are heart-shaped & smell of garlic when crushed. All parts are edible & used in cooking to flavour fish & meat & in salads & sauces such as pesto, also used in herbal medicine Ht: 2 ft, Seed Count Approx - 100 avg 

  SOWING - Reproduces only by seed & requires prolonged exposure to cold before it germinates, much like Wild Garlic. Seeds sown in autumn then germinate in spring, forming low growing rosettes of dark purple to green, kidney-shaped leaf with scalloped edges. Hardy, Prefers moist shade