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AlliYUM!®
Allium
This unique plant is both highly ornamental and edible. It is flat-leaf garlic chive with a soft onion and garlic flavor. The leaves and flowers are edible and can be harvested from spring into early fall. It has great heat and humidity tolerance as well. It has fragrant foliage that will attract bees and butterflies, and resist deer. The more it's harvested, the better it grows. Best grown in the landscape, although a large container can work as well.
| Blossom Color | Purple |
| Bloom Season | Spring, Summer |
| Exposure | Sun |
| Height | 10-16 in |
| Width | 12-18 in |
| Spacing | 12-18 in |
| Container Sizes | 104 |
| Hardiness Zones | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Wildlife Attracted | Bees, Butterflies |
| Wildlife Deterred | Deer |
| Features | This unique plant is both highly ornamental and edible. It is flat-leaf garlic chive with a soft onion and garlic flavor. The leaves and flowers are edible and can be harvested from spring into early fall. It has great heat and humidity tolerance as well. It has fragrant foliage that will attract bees and butterflies, and resist deer. The more it's harvested, the better it grows. Best grown in the landscape, although a large container can work as well. |
| Adaptable as a Houseplant | No |
| Bog Plant | No |
| Is Disease Resistant | No |
| Drought Tolerant | No |
| Edible | Yes |
| Erosion Control | No |
| Fragrant Flower | No |
| Fragrant Foilage | Yes |
| Heat Tolerant | Yes |
| Native to North America | No |
| Salt Tolerant | No |
| Succulent | No |
| Water Plant | No |
| Uses |
This is a great garden plant, but is also a wonderful container plant. |
| Maintenance Notes |
Once planted there is little maintenance needed during the season. An application of a plant food should be applied at planting and then again every spring. Flower stems can be trimmed back after they are done blooming. Leaves can be harvested as long as they are available. This perennial will grow larger in year two, after it is well-established. PLEASE NOTE:AlliYUM!® - Garlic Chives is restricted and cannot be shipping to the state(s) of ID, IN and WA. |
| 2021 | Top Performer - Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens |
| 2021 | Top Performer - Cornell University |
| 2021 | Perfect Score - Oregon State University |
| 2021 | Top Performer - University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
| 2021 | Top Performer - University of Minnesota - Grand Rapids |
| 2021 | Top Performer - Michigan State University |
| 2021 | Director's Select & Best of Species - Penn State University |
| 2021 | Top Performer - Mississippi State University - Poplarville |
| 2021 | Top Performer - University of Delaware |
| 2021 | Top 10 scores in beds - North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum |
| 2021 | Top Performer - University of Guelph |
| 2021 | Top Performer - Texas Tech University |