Chinese chives (Garlic chives)
Chinese chives (Garlic chives): Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are a perennial culinary herb also known as Chinese chives. They belong to the genus Allium, alongside garlic, onions and ordinary chives, within the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Their fragrance recalls mild garlic, but they are a separate species from cultivated garlic and common chives. The botanical name identifies the plant more precisely among these related herbs and vegetables.The plant forms a clump of long, narrow, flattened leaves. This feature distinguishes it from common chives, which have cylindrical, hollow leaves. The green to grey-green foliage often reaches a few tens of centimetres tall and bends slightly towards the tips. The clump expands gradually through its underground organs. Its small elongated bulbs do not resemble a garlic head made up of large cloves. Both their appearance and their role within the plant are different.Upright flower stems rise above the leaves and carry umbels of small, white, star-shaped flowers.…
