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Allium polyanthum
Also called Broadleaf Wild Leek, Great Headed Garlic, Leek, Levant Garlic, Garden Leek
Allium polyanthum is a bulbous wild onion from the western and west-central Mediterranean, grown for its aromatic bulbs and leaves. Grow it as a hardy bulb in full sun with well-drained soil and let the foliage die back naturally.
Allium polyanthum, called the many-flowered garlic, is a Mediterranean species of wild onion native to Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, and Tunisia. It is widely cultivated for its edible and potently aromatic bulbs and foliage.
Allium polyanthum produces an egg-shaped bulb, often with small bulblets around the base. Scape can be up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are flat and broadly linear, tapering at the tip. Flowers are numerous and small, white or pink.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
