Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives garlic chives
Allium tuberosum 'Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives' garlic chives (Allium tuberosum 'Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives') is a herb for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. You grow it for its thin, flat leaves with delicate garlic flavor. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. White flowers open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and bees and butterflies visit them.
Pairs well with Green Zebra tomato, Vulcan hosta, and Virginia strawberry.