false garlic

or Nothoscordum bivalve is  common in the eastern half of the state at this time of the year. It grows from a bulb that spreads like crazy and gets into the flower garden. I have abandoned any attempt at weeding it out, it just makes matters worse. After it has flowered the leaves go yellow and die back and you don't see it at all for the rest of the year. Actually, it is quite  pretty when it is in flower. In spite of its name it does not smell of anything