Garlic (Allium sativum)

Family: Alliaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Allium sativum is a BULB growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8 and is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in a wide range of foods, both raw and cooked. — Bulb - raw or cooked.; Widely used, especially in southern Europe, as a flavouring in a wide range of foods, both raw and cooked.; Garlic is a wonderfully nutritious and health giving addition to the diet, but it has a very strong flavour and so is mainly used in very small quantities as a flavouring in salads and cooked foods.; A nutritional analysis is available.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in a truly wild situation. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)