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Allium ampeloprasum - Elephant Garlic - [Spring B&B Pre-Order] - Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Allium ampeloprasum - Elephant Garlic - [Spring B&B Pre-Order] - Allium ampeloprasum, or elephant garlic, produces much larger heads than regular garlic that are milder in flavour.
Allium ampeloprasum - Allium ampeloprasum, or elephant garlic, produces much larger heads than regular garlic that are milder in flavour.
 
3 bulbs/pack
Price: $11.99
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: under 4"
Flower Colour: White/Cream

Stock Status:(Out of Stock)

Availability: Most orders ship Oct 1-Oct 20. Rare bulbs are later than conventional.
Product Code: 13087
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Description Fine Print
 
Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum is known as elephant garlic. It resembles classic garlic (Allium sativum) but produces much larger heads that are milder in flavour. Eat it raw or roasted, baked, or sauteed. Plant in fall and harvest in mid to late summer.
Details
  • Class: Deciduous
  • Soil Moisture: Average
  • Flowering Time: Summer
  • Fragrant: No
  • Foliage Colour: Bluish, Green
  • Deer Resistant: Unknown
  • Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
  • Habitat: Rocky places throughout the Mediterranean Basin and around the Black Sea.
  • Geographical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor, Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia, Europe and Africa - North Africa
  • BC Native: No