Elephant Garlic
Allium ampeloprasum
EdibleZones 5–9herbroot
Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus Allium. The wild plant is commonly known as wild leek or broadleaf wild leek. Its native range includes southern Europe, southwestern Asia and North Africa, but it has been cultivated and naturalized in many other countries.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Medium
- Mature height
- 1 m
- Maintenance
- Low
- Hardiness
- USDA 5–9
- Layers
- herb, root
Functional roles
foodpollinator
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
bulbilsdivisioneasy
When: Plant cloves autumn
Big mild garlic-leek bulbs; leave a clump to perennialise and the flowerheads feed bees.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.