Plant finder search results (Page 1) Search criteria: genus = Allium
SELECT id, scientific_name, cultivar_name, common_name, description FROM plant WHERE 1 = 1 AND scientific_name LIKE '%Allium%' ORDER BY scientific_name LIMIT 0, 20
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1. Garlic (Allium sativum)
Garlic is a bulbous plant from the onion family, and is grown for the useful and pungent bulbs which are used in the kitchen and medicinally. The flat, grey-green leaves and globe shaped flowers are also edible, though less fully flavoured than the bulbs. Garlic... ...learn more about the Allium sativum
2. Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
The very strongly flavoured hollow grassy foliage is topped by purple flower heads that are an ornamental feature of this rather useful edible plant. It grows from small bulbs that retain their foliage all year round in warmer climates but lose it during winter in... ...learn more about the Allium schoenoprasum