Allium nigrum
BLACK GARLIC, BROAD LEAF GARLIC
Amaryllidaceae-Allioideae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous bulb

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, clay, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.35m
Plant habit
 
0.2m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia, Atlantic Islands, North Africa, SW Asia-Middle East

Other Botanical Names: Allium afrum, A. bauerianum, A. magicum, A. paucibulbosum, Kalabotis nigrum, Molium nigrum, M. paucibulbosum, Ophioscorodon magicum, Ornithogalum afrum

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Allium nigrum
BLACK GARLIC, BROAD LEAF GARLIC
Amaryllidaceae-Allioideae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous bulb

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, clay, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.35m
Plant habit
 
0.2m

FEATURES

Flowers: white or pink

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Leaves: aromatic


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, cottage & alpine designs

Uses: pot, mass planting, cut flowers, border

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bee attracting , deer resistant, rabbit resistant






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