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A little invasive here in southern Ontario, but not hard to control. Looks pretty, but the smell is not pretty!

I am told Cucamelons can also be treated like a perennial providing you with fruit year-after-year. In late autumn once the fruiting period is over, lift the cucamelon's main radish like root and store in barely moist compost in a garage or shed over winter. Plant out again in early April to achieve early fruiting. I will be trying this in the fall.

Although fragrant I wouldn't buy it for the smell. The scent is some what like an overly perfumed cheap soap. Fortunately it isn't very fragrant.

We have a Chinensis and it has given us such a wonderful display of flowers (actually the bracts that give the display) in summer, followed by red fruit in Autumn.

I like to use these alliums as 'pop-ups' in the garden. They are tall and can be planted amongst other lower growing plants. They appear like purple lollipops around the garden. Interesting effect. After the blooms fade, you are left with an interesting sphere.

This is a small 'pocket sized' plant. Great for trough plantings.

Be 100% certain that you can distinguish between Queen Anne's Lace and Poison Hemlock before you wish to use it for anything. Poison Hemlock is deadly, and similar in appearance. Hemlock has smooth stems, and Queen Anne's Lace has fuzzy stems.

I have dug up wild specimens of this plant and added them to some of my flower beds. I have it wild all over. Since I had surgery on my snakebitten finger last week, I made some tea with it, and have used it on the wound, along with several salves. It is healing quite nicely. I would recommend trying it if you have a wound needing extra help to heal. I know it recommended using fresh leaves, however, I did not know how to make them clean enough to not cause an infection, other than making a tea. I am using the tea since it was simmered and the liquid was cleaner.

Unusual plant, with high contrast between the white/grey foliage and very bright magenta flowers. I agree with Jewell, it self sows gently about the garden, preferring well drained areas. Is easy to pull out where you don't want it.