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Elephant Garlic

Elephant Garlic

Allium ampeloprasum

herbaceous☀️ full sun💧💧 moderate water Hardy: Zone 5aZone 9b

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Elephant garlic is a mild-flavored relative of common garlic producing large bulbs with few massive cloves. It is grown as an annual or biennial crop and is valued for its impressive size and sweeter taste compared to regular garlic.

Overview

Form
Upright
Growth Rate
moderate
Size
2–3′ tall × 0.5–1′ wide
Dormancy
deciduous
Family
Amaryllidaceae

Native Range

Mediterranean

Seasonality

Bloom Season

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Harvest Season

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Companion Planting

Avoid near