wild leek
Allium tricoccum
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil pH
- Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Wild leek (Allium tricoccum) is a vegetable for food gardens, shade gardens, and woodland settings. 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 part sun to full shade and average to moist soil. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It is grown for salads and soups, and the leaves and bulbs have a mild onion taste.
Pairs well with Blue wood aster, Canadian white violet, and Virginia strawberry.
Native range
AL, CT, DC, DE, and 30 more places. See all 34
AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV; MB, NB, NS, ON, and QC.