Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum, or elephant garlic, produces much larger heads than regular garlic that are milder in flavour.
Description:
Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum is known as elephant garlic. It resembles classic garlic (Allium sativum) but produces much larger heads that are milder in flavour. Eat it raw or roasted, baked, or sauteed. Plant in fall and harvest in mid to late summer.
Common Name: Elephant Garlic - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: under 4"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rocky places throughout the Mediterranean Basin and around the Black Sea.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Europe and Africa - North Africa
Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
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