Allium porrum | Garden Leek, Leek | Various
Allium porrum belongs to the plant family ALLIACE and Genus Allium This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Allium porrum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Allium porrum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Allium porrum garden leek,leek is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … No fertilizer
Allium porrum likes full sun.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will tolerate frost and is classed as … Very hardy
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Cooked. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … sweeter and milder than onions
Leaves … are the edible part(s) of the plant
It is sweeter and milder than onions. Allium porrum is a good low calorie food. There are many nutritional properties of merit in Leek (sometimes called garden leek); for example vitamin A and vitamin E can both be found. This plant is most frequently used cooked.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 8" in one direction and 6" in the other direction.
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"Unusual Vegetables: Something New for This Year's Garden", Anne Moyer Halpin, editor, Organic Gardening and Farming, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1978.