three-cornered leek
Allium triquetrum
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall4 to 8 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White/cream
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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Notes
Three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is a bulb for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Drooping white flowers hang in loose umbels on three-sided stems, and bees and butterflies visit them. Don't worry when the foliage starts to die back just before flowering, because that is normal. You can trim the leaves.
Pairs well with Daffodil, Society garlic, and Pansy.