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Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

 
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Family: Alliaceae
Genus: Allium (AL-ee-um) (Info)
Species: sativum var. ophioscorodon

Synonym:Allium ophioscorodon
Synonym:Allium scorodoprasum
Synonym:Allium scorodoprasum var. controversum

One member has or wants this plant for trade.

Category:
Bulbs
Vegetables
Herbs

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the bulb's scales

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

2 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive zest On Jul 18, 2007, zest from Horsens
(Denmark) wrote:

Allium scorodoprasum is also now as sand leek, giant garlic, Spanish garlic, rocambole. It can be used as regular onion or garlic.

Neutral rusticrobin On Jul 17, 2003, rusticrobin wrote:

I never get large cloves, but use it anyway. I also use the bulblets at the top for herbal vinegars and salads and cooking.

Last year some of my garlic I harvested and stored after I thought it was dry, but it became moldy. Some years it dries up and is tough, other years it molds in storage.

Positive lupinelover On Jan 23, 2003, lupinelover from Grove City, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:

Rocambole is more ornamental than common softneck garlic; it does not flower, yet its flowering stalk grows in a loop, then produces an enlarged tip that contains many bulblets. These can be planted or eaten. The cloves are larger than the more common softnecked varieties, and are easier to peel.

Plant the cloves in late summer through late winter for a harvest in midsummer.



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