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Garlic plants can be grown closely together, leaving enough space for the bulbs to mature, and are easily grown in containers of sufficient depth. Garlic does well in loose, dry, well-drained soils in sunny locations, and is hardy throughout USDA climate zones 4–9. When selecting garlic for planting, it is important to pick large bulbs from ...
The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [9] [10] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic". [11] The decision to include a species in the genus Allium is taxonomically difficult, and species boundaries are unclear. Estimates of the number of species are as low as 260, [12] and as high as ...
The family, which was originally created in 1805, now contains about 1600 species, divided into 71 genera, [3] [4] 17 tribes and three subfamilies, the Agapanthoideae , Allioideae (onions, garlic and chives) and Amaryllidoideae (amaryllis, daffodils, snowdrops).
Wild garlic in Hampshire, UK. Allium ursinum, known as wild garlic, ramsons, cowleekes, cows's leek, cowleek, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, Eurasian wild garlic or bear's garlic, is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, where it grows in moist ...
Allioideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Alliaceae. [6] The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Allium. It is composed of about 18 genera.
Starting with a 10-acre plot, Don Christopher's ranch became the largest garlic grower in the nation and the offbeat Garlic Festival its signature promoter.
Garlic is packed with health benefits that may reduce blood pressure and cholesterol, improve gut health and may have anti-cancer benefits as well. 8 proven ways garlic can benefit your health [Video]
– Schubert's garlic; Allium schugnanicum Vved. Allium scilloides Douglas ex S.Watson – fragile onion; Allium scorodoprasum L. – sand leek, rocambole, Korean pickled-peel garlic [5] Allium scorzonerifolium Desf. ex Redouté; Allium scotostemon Wendelbo; Allium scrobiculatum Vved. Allium semenovii Regel; Allium senescens L. – aging chive ...