Seeds of Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) — 30 pcs
Garlic chives from seed
Garlic chives have flat leaves with a mild garlic flavour, cut like chives for dumplings, omelettes, soups and stir-fries. In late summer they send up loose umbels of white, star-shaped flowers with brown-striped petals, which are edible too and loved by bees. The flat leaves and white flowers make them easy to tell from common chives.
Leaves
flat, 25-50 cm
Flower stalks
60-90 cm, white umbels in late summer
Sowing depth
about 6 mm
Germination
7-14 days outdoors, slower in cold soil
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How to sow
- Sow about 6 mm deep, in pots or straight into the bed.
- Outdoors the seedlings appear in 7-14 days, more slowly in cold soil.
- Thin them to small clumps a few centimetres apart; they grow in tufts, so there is no need to separate every seedling.
Growing in Europe
Garlic chives are fully hardy across Europe (USDA 3-9) and come back every spring. Plant them in full sun in well-drained soil. They self-seed readily, so cut the flower stalks after blooming if you do not want seedlings around the garden. Divide the clumps every three years or so.
Questions
How are garlic chives different from common chives?
Garlic chives have flat leaves with a garlic taste and white flowers; common chives have hollow round leaves and purple flowers.
Are garlic chives hardy?
Yes. They are perennial and hardy to USDA zone 3.
Do garlic chives self-seed?
Readily. Cut the flower stalks after blooming to prevent it.