Allium tuberosum Allium tuberosum, often called garlic chives, is a delightful member of the onion family, valued for both its culinary uses and ornamental beauty. With its chive-like, gray-green leaves reaching up to 12 inches long, it’s a wonderful addition to any dish, just like its cousin, Allium schoenoprasum. The plant showcases charming small, star-shaped white flowers with brown-striped tepals that bloom in lovely clusters on leafless stems, standing proud at 9 to 18 inches tall, from late summer into fall – truly a sight to behold. Garlic chives are known for spreading quickly, so a small planting can soon become a flourishing patch. When any part of the plant is cut or crushed, it emits a delightful oniony aroma, while the flowers exude a sweet scent reminiscent of violets. This lovely herb is also known as Chinese chives, as it’s widely cultivated in China for its culinary delights. To help garlic chives thrive, they prefer well-drained soil that ranges from dry to medium, basking in full sun to part shade. While they can spread quite abundantly through self-seeding and tuberous rootstocks, it’s a great idea to remove the flowers before they seed – this keeps the plant beautifully contained. Height: 1’-1.5'Spread: 1’-2' Bloom: August-OctoberLight: Full Sun-Part Shade Water: Low-MediumZone: 3-9Origin: Eastern Asia
