Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) — the Asian cousin of chives, with flat leaves and fragrant white flowers that smell of garlic. A hardy perennial, decorative in late summer. The flat leaves are cut all summer; they taste of garlic without the heat.
Botanical name: Allium tuberosum
Sowing: under cover (45–55 days before planting out) or direct after the last frost
Spacing: 20 cm between plants, 25 cm between rows
Germination: 10–14 days at 20 °C; 14–21 days when sown directly in the ground
Height: 25–40 cm
Contents: 0.5 g
| Life cycle | Peren |
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