Allium ursinum umbel of six to 20 white flowers only, lacking the bulbils produced by some other "Allium" species such as "Allium vineale" (crow garlic) and "Allium oleraceum" (field garlic). It flowers in the British Isles from April to June, starting before deciduous trees leaf in the spring. The flower stem is triangular in cross-section and the leaves are broadly lanceolate similar to those of the lily of the valley ("Convallaria majalis"). It is native to temperate regions of Europe, from Britain east to the Caucasus. It is common in much of the lowland British Isles with the exception of the far
Old Botanical Garden, Kiel said to be the oldest of their kind on the European mainland (planted circa 1948 from Arnold Arboretum seeds), and mature specimens of Amur cork tree, "Juniperus rigida", "Sequoia sempervirens", and "Taxodium distichum". The garden also contains two ponds, lawn areas, and perennial flower beds. Old Botanical Garden, Kiel The Old Botanical Garden in Kiel () (2.5 hectares), also known as the Old Botanical Garden on the Fjord ("Alter Botanischer Garten an der Förde"), is a former botanical garden and arboretum located at "Düsternbrooker Weg 19", Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is open daily without charge. Kiel has had various botanical