Garlic Chives: Allium tuberosum Care Guide
Allium tuberosum
Garlic chives care (Allium tuberosum): herb with a mild garlic flavour. Full sun, well-drained soil, white star flowers, hardy and easy.
Characteristics
Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), or Chinese chives, are a perennial herb with flat, grass-like leaves of a mild garlic flavour. In late summer they bear pretty, fragrant white star flowers loved by pollinators. They want full sun, fertile, well-drained soil and regular water. They are hardy and self-seed freely. They stay at 30-50 cm.
Flowering season
Practical tips
Water needs: media — always check soil moisture before watering.
Prefers pieno sole: provide the right light and rotate the plant for even growth.
Recommended soil: fertile drenante. Refresh the substrate every 1-2 years.
Dust the leaves with a damp cloth to support photosynthesis.
Feed during the growing season (spring-summer) and stop in winter.
