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Amaryllidaceae
Golden Garlic
Allium moly
Luck and protection from evil.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Native to
- Southern Europe, Iberian Peninsula
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- bulb
- Height
- 0.5-1 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, average
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- In Homer's Odyssey, the god Hermes gives Odysseus a magical herb called 'moly' to protect him from Circe's spells, which some scholars identify as this plant.
- It is one of the few alliums with bright yellow flowers, as most ornamental alliums are purple, pink, or white.
- The plant produces a mild garlic scent and its leaves were occasionally used as a potherb in Mediterranean cooking.
- Golden Garlic naturalizes easily and can form large colonies over time, making it an excellent plant for underplanting around shrubs.
- The 17th-century herbalist John Gerard claimed that the plant could protect against serpents and enchantments.
Color meanings
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good fortune
1
prosperity