Allium tuberosum
Tangy and zesty flavor midway between chives and garlic.
Delicious in salads, spreads, and flavored vinegars. Add fresh leaves to soups, cream cheese, butter, or sandwiches. Sprinkle the florets on salads. Try adding the pink-lavender blooms to white vinegar—they will give it a light onion flavor and a beautiful pink color. After garlic chives plants flower, the attractive seed heads may be harvested and used in herbal wreaths and arrangements. 3 plants per 12"+ container friendly.
Life Cycle: Perennial in Zones 3 - 9
Sun: Full Sun (6+ Hours)
Thin: 3" Apart
Spread: 3 - 4" Wide
Height: 18" Tall
Additional Uses: Container Plant, Easy Care, Eco-Friendly, Low Maintenance
Days to Harvest: 80 - 90 Days
Transplant: May - June
How to Grow
Include garlic chives in perennial borders, herb gardens, vegetable and containers, indoors and out. Cut leaves to the ground after blooming to encourage the production of fresh new leaves. Pinch off spent flowers in fall to prevent rampant self-sowing. Divide clumps every 3 - 4 years to keep them vigorous.
Harvest and Preserving Tips
Harvest the leaves by clipping them back to 1" above the ground. New leaves will emerge.