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    • Photo of Allium tuberosum flower by Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

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    Also Known As

    • Garlic Chives
    • Kow Choi
    • Nira

    Plant type

    perennial, herb, bulb / corm / tuber

    size

    • H: 12"-19"
    • W: 12"-24"

    planting zones

    • 3a-10b

    3.5" | $9

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    5000 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

    15 bulbs ($4.00 ea) | $60

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    5000 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

    20 bulbs ($3.50 ea) | $70

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    5000 at Sunshine Farm and Gardens

    50 bulbs ($3.00 ea) | $150

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    Allium tuberosum plant details

    Garlic chives have edible leaves and flowers, making them pretty in the garden and on the plate in late summer. The flavor is less onion-y, more garlicky, but milder than the bub garlic typically used in cooking. Flowers are taller than the leaves, giving way to toasty-looking seedheads holding black seeds. It can self-sow, if it's happy, but it's not obnoxiously prolific.

    Allium tuberosum is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial bulb / corm / tuber or herb with green foliage. In fall and summer white flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Allium tuberosum

    Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber or herb
    Plant family: amaryllidaceae
    Foliage: semi-evergreen green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 19 IN - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: bare root shipping available, border plant, container plant, edible, larger quantity available, rock garden, showy

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Allium tuberosum

    USDA Zones: 3a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Strap sided grassy leaves have a nice garlic taste, very popular in Chinese cuisine, milder than bulb garlic in stir fry. A pretty little perennial herb, about 12” tall clumping to 18”…silver green leaves, delicate clusters of creamy white flowers August>Sept that are violet scented and delicious. Deer resistant, drought tolerant, will grow around walnuts. May self sow. Sun to light shade, most soils, easy. USDA Z3

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    An onion/garlic. Edible. White flowers late August or September. Lovely to have nice fresh blooms when everything else is just about finished. Green very narrow foliage. Slowly expanding clump and may seed a bit. Evergreen in warmer climates.

    By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

    Garlic chives are a small-growing member of the allium family. They have a mild garlic flavour that is useful in many dishes. They grow in perennial tufts of narrow, dark green, flat leaves and produce open clusters of white flowers. The leaves and flowers are edible.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Upright perennial herb with white flowers in mid summer. mild garlic flavor, excellent vinegar additive.

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    An unusual vegetable with a distinctive growth habit of strap-shaped leaves & thin, white flower stalks that are much taller than the leaves. It grows to 12-19" in slowly expanding perennial clumps. Besides its use as a vegetable, it also has attractive flowers, which are sometimes used as a spice. Clip the plant down regularly to keep it producing. A relatively new vegetable in the English-speaking world but well-known in Asian cuisine, the flavor of garlic chives is more like garlic than chives, though much milder. Both leaves & the stalks of the flowers are used as a flavoring as well as a stir fry ingredient. In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of egg, shrimp & pork.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Allium tuberosum plant

    How to Grow Allium tuberosum

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • semi-evergreen

    • Texture

      • grassy

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