German Garlic (Allium senescens)

Family: Alliaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Pink. Main Bloom Time: Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour with a slight bitterness, but acceptable raw. — Bulb - raw or cooked.; An onion substitute.; The small bulbs are formed in clusters on a rhizome and are up to 10mm in diameter.; Leaves - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry, usually rocky places. Forests, dry stony slopes, steppes, saline meadows and gravelly places at elevations of 500 - 800 metres in northern China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)