Summer garlic
Allium sativum 'Summer (TP)'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer' garlic (Allium sativum 'Summer') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and low maintenance growing. It is typically grown as an annual. Few crops handle cold as well, and with a little winter protection it grows on through light freezes. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Its erect stems carry fragrant blooms that attract butterflies.
Pairs well with Scotch Bonnet pepper, Lovage, and Asparagus.