Allium Tuberosum Seed 55 Seeds Garlic Chive Plant Edible Green Vegetable Seasoning Culinary Plants Easily Grow

A late-season bloomer, Allium tuberosum (Garlic Chives) is a vigorous bulbous perennial forming a dense clump of narrow, edible, strappy green leaves. Blooming in late summer and fall, umbels of tiny, fragrant, star-shaped white flowers are borne atop leafless stems well above the foliage. The sweetly scented blossoms are attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The leaves emit an onion or garlic scent when bruised or crushed. Garlic Chives are grown for culinary purposes and ornamental garden appeal. The leaves are flatter than those of common chives (Allium schoenoprasum) and may be used in cooking to impart a mild garlic flavor to sauces, stews, vegetables, fish, eggs, and poultry. The flowers are also edible, so can be used as a garnish or added to salads. They are also good for cutting and the seed heads are great for dried arrangements. Native to southeastern Asia, the plant is grown extensively in China for culinary purposes or herbal medicine for a variety of ailments. Evergreen in warmer climates, the plant dies back to the ground over the winter in colder climates. This plant can be invasive in optimum growing conditions and should be planted with care.