Garlic chives bloom in the fall.Allium tuberosum is a late-season bloomer from the onion family. Native to southeastern Asia, it is known by several common names including garlic chives, Chinese chives or Chinese leek. It is sometimes confused with a very similar species, A. ramosum or fragrant-flowered garlic, but that plant blooms earlier in the year and has a slightly different leaf structure. Although A. tuberosum is typically used as an ornamental in North America, it is edible and has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for a variety of ailments.This herbaceous perennial, hardy in zones 3-9, forms slowly expanding clumps of gray-green foliage 10-20″ tall. Each elongate, poorly developed bulb is attached individually to a stout rhizome similar to that of an iris, and produces 4-9 leaves. The narrow, flattened, strap- or grass-like leaves arch downward at the tips, forming a fountain of green that remains tidy and attractive throughout the growing season. When bruised or cru...
Allium tuberosum is a species of plant native to the Chinese province of Shanxi, and cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in Asia and around the world.
This herbaceous perennial, hardy in zones 3-9, forms slowly expanding clumps of gray-green foliage 10-20″ tall. Each elongate, poorly developed bulb is attached ...
Tiny, star-shaped, white flowers with brown striped tepals appear in loose clusters (umbels to 2 wide) atop leafless 9-18 stems in late summer into fall.
A late-season bloomer, Allium tuberosum (Garlic Chives) is a vigorous bulbous perennial forming a dense clump of narrow, edible, strappy green leaves. Blooming ...
Growth Form, Perennial herb with a grass-like growth habit. Foliage, Leaves green or grayish-green, flat, linear and pointed (0.3 - 0.4 m long and 0.5 -1 cm ...
It is found in rich, moist forests and natural areas. Grown for both ornamental and culinary uses, garlic chives are a great addition to edible landscapes.
Allium tuberosum (garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek) is a species of onion native to southwestern parts of the ...
Garlic chives or Chinese chives, Allium tuberosum, are a close relative of ordinary chives, and are just as easily grown by the same cultivation methods.
Allium tuberosum is a BULB growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost ...
