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Jack by the hedge, flowers just starting to open

Jack by the hedge, flowers just starting to open

Jack by the hedge, otherwise known as garlic mustard. It does indeed smell faintly of garlic, with this apparently also true of the taste. It’s a hedgerow plant which some people include in salads (pick the leaves before the plant flowers).

It’s also an important food plant for some butterflies, especially orange tips and green-veined whites.