Allium, Common Garlic, Cultivated Garlic
Allium sativum
Family: | Alliaceae |
Genus: | Allium (AL-ee-um) (Info) |
Species: | sativum (sa-TEE-vum) (Info) |
Synonym: | Allium controversum |
Synonym: | Allium longicuspis |
Synonym: | Allium ophioscorodon |
Synonym: | Allium pekinense |
Synonym: | Porrum ophioscorodon |
Category:
Bulbs
Vegetables
Herbs
Water Requirements:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Shiny/Glossy
This plant is resistant to deer
Foliage Color:
Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 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)
Where to Grow:
Danger:
N/A
Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Characteristics:
Bloom Size:
Bloom Time:
N/A
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information:
Non-patented
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
Regional
This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:
Heflin, Alabama
Desert View Highlands, California
Earp, California
Oak Park, California
Palmdale, California
Vincent, California
Wilton, Connecticut
Inverness, Florida
Keystone Heights, Florida
Miami, Florida
Duluth, Georgia
Blockton, Iowa
Versailles, Kentucky
White Cloud, Michigan
Clinton, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Averill Park, New York
Deposit, New York
Greene, New York
Jefferson, New York
South Richmond Hill, New York
Thompson Ridge, New York
Hulbert, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gresham, Oregon
Milford, Pennsylvania
Conway, South Carolina
Cookeville, Tennessee
Austin, Texas
College Station, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Deer Park, Texas
Elgin, Texas
Hereford, Texas
Irving, Texas
Fredericksburg, Virginia
show allGardeners' Notes:
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Positive | On Mar 3, 2018, Siirenias from Oak Park, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: I often collect the "runts" that are too small to bother cooking and plant them like seeds. As I live in dry and sunny southern California, my yield isn't great, but they're free with purchase of your average head of garlic. |
Positive | On Sep 30, 2012, BruceandBobsGar from Hillsboro, OR wrote: Hi, |
Positive | On Jul 5, 2012, Thebotanyboss from Johnson City, TN wrote: Very nice flavor.Garlic has always been an excellent plant to add to the garden.I have also used it as a decorative element. |
Positive | On Jan 12, 2012, Bloomfly22 from Palmdale, CA (Zone 8a) wrote: Wonderful plant! I never am disappointed with it. I always get nice sized bulbs from it. |
Positive | On Nov 15, 2007, WUVIE from Hulbert, OK (Zone 7a) wrote: Planting garlic is terribly easy. Something to dig with is all you need to get started. If you have a speed drill, planting garlic will be a breeze! |
Positive | On Jan 13, 2004, suncatcheracres from Old Town, FL wrote: I read that garlic was a good companion plant for both roses and fruit trees, so when I saw a big fat bulb that was starting to show little green sprouts at a local grocery store this Fall, I brought it home, broke it up and poked the little cloves into the soil around my two antique rose bushes and around the trunk of my Brown Turkey fig, which are in the same bed. The garlic is suppose to repel pests from both the roses and any fruit trees. |
Positive | On Jan 12, 2004, ButterflyDust from Riverside, CA wrote: Planting garlic or onions are a great and safe way to keep gophers away from your garden plants. |
Positive | On Jan 22, 2003, lupinelover from Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) wrote: Garlic is one of the simplest plants to grow. Plant the clove an inch or less beneath the soil in fall. New leaves will appear before winter, then in the spring they will grow quickly to 18" tall. Bulbs are ready to harvest when the leaves start to brown. |