Keeled garlic, also known as witch’s garlic, is a bulbous geophyte in the Amaryllidaceae family. Widespread across dry meadows of Central and Southern Europe, it is known for its attractive umbels of purple flowers.
The perennial plant grows about 60 cm tall; its linear leaves are about 8 cm long. The loose umbels consist of up to 30 bell-shaped purple flowers. The blooms are on long, nodding pedicels.
The blooming period lasts about three weeks. During this time, the flowers attract pollinators like hoverflies, bees, and hover wasps, thereby contributing to garden biodiversity. During winter the plant is dormant.