Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum)

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

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Late fall, Mid fall. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A mild flavour, somewhat like a cross between garlic and chives, they are delicious in salads.; The flavour is destroyed by lengthy cooking.; The leaves are available from early spring until late in the autumn.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in a truly wild situation. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)