Plant of the Week

Name: Garlic Chives
Latin Name: Allium tuberosum
Origin: China, or other parts of the Orient

If you've ever seen or grown chives, then garlic chives won't seem altogether strange. They have a very similar growth habit to regular chives, but have a strong garlicky flavor rather than a mild onion taste. (Ha, I bet that's why they're called garlic chives!)

Garlic chives have flat leaves, rather than the characteristic tubular leaves of most Alliums, including chives and onions. They also have clusters of white, star-shaped flowers that bloom in the late summer/early fall. (Regular chives usually bloom in the spring.)

Garlic chives, like regular chives, can be propagated from seeds or by division. They are perennials and generally hardy to zone 3.