How to Transplant Wild False Garlic

Wild false garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) is a perennial flower bulb from the lily family, not the allium family. The term "wild" simply means that it is growing on its own without any cultivation. False garlic looks like a grass plant with leaves emanating from the center and loose clusters of white flowers with six sepals and six stamens. In the early spring, the small flowers bloom for a couple of weeks. The base or bulb of the plant is a small, 1/2-inch-wide white bulb with three sections. Transplant false garlic in the same fashion as other bulbs.

Shovel

Instructions

- 1
  Lift the tiny lily flower from the ground using a shovel. Dig down about 6 inches and lift the shovelful of soil from the ground.
- 2
  Loosen the soil around the plant and pull away other wild plants around it until you see the bulb and roots. Lift the plant by the stem and remove the bulbs and roots from the soil.
- 3
  Transfer the wild false garlic to a new spot in your garden where it will get full sun. Set it in a hole at the same depth as it was previously or at least 2 inches below the soil surface. Move loose dirt in around the roots. Hold the plant upright until you have filled the hole. Firm the soil slightly.
- 4
  Water the transplant immediately. Don’t be surprised if the leaves wilt initially; they should spring back after getting over the shock of being moved. Plant several together for a mass of spring flowers.

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