Allium vineale
Jekkapedia
Allium vineale, Wild Onion, Crow Garlic
Family: Alliaceae
Genus: Allium
Creamy/beige flowers. Thin, chive like, mid green leaves. Culinary; use in salads, with roast potatoes and with egg dishes. INVASiVE
Want to learn more? Read Jekka’s blog all about Alliums.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H6 (-15 to -20C)
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Height: 60cm
• Spread: Indefinite
Wild Onion can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum.
Details
• Aspect: Sun
• Soil type: Clay, Sand, Loam
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Upright
• Flowering colour: Cream, Beige
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: Yes
• Caution: Dogs can be poisoned by the leaves if eaten in large quantities
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
Available as
Click on the icon to navigate to the page:
