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Brassicaceae
Garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Also known as Sisymbrium alliaria, Sisymbrion alliarium, Alliaria fuchsii, Alliaria mathioli
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Biennial · Herb · Edible · Shade-Loving · Self-Seeding · Wild-Edible · Forage · Naturalized
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Garlic mustard is an extremely hardy biennial herb that thrives in partial shade with minimal care. It self-seeds readily and can become aggressive if not managed properly. The leaves have a distinctive garlic flavor and are edible when young.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Moderate watering to keep soil evenly moist · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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