Allium Species, Elephant Garlic, Wild Leek, Yorktown Onion
Alliumampeloprasum
Synonym
Allium
adscendens
Allium
albescens
Allium
ascendens
Allium
babingtonii
Allium
bertolonii
This plant grew well in Ithaca, NY, zone 5b, survived my move, and is now growing well near Atlanta, GA, zone 7b. A nice perennial vegetable.
This plant is SOOOO easy to grow and is not bothered by pests in our garden. The mild flavor makes it perfect for cooking, especially whe...Read More
Be sure to save the bulbils that form amongst the roots of Elephant Garlic - plant them, & they are supposed to form a solid bulb the fir...Read More
I planted the cloves in June of 2011. It did not flower. I left them in the ground all winter. they came back to life this spring of 2012...Read More
I like to grow this plant just for its lovely flowers, because I don't want to have to water it a lot to get the big, edible cloves from ...Read More
Originating from sandy sea shores, yet succeeds well in heavy clay. Winterhardy here in zone 8. Needs to be grown in a permanent place....Read More
I find large clumps of this garlic (or actually leek) growing wild around many old homeplaces that were abandoned long ago. I contacted t...Read More
just a side note .... critters also like this garlic. Ground squirrils, voles, and gophers. Lost a clump of EG again this year. Thank...Read More
A number of elephant garlic bulbswere planted in the garden a number of years ago and now it's growing in every bed, even the shady beds...Read More
I love Elephant garlic, it is very easy to grow and very reliable, the cloves are large and very mild. I normally grow enough to keep us ...Read More
Elephant garlic is very mild, its cloves are much bigger than regular garlic. It is really more closely related to leeks than true garli...Read More