Allium oleraceum Field Garlic
[Ex. Co. Durham]
Alliaceae:A perennial of dry, grassy places. The flowers are whitish, bell-shaped, withstamens not protruding, long-stalked, in open heads with bulbils and 2 longbracts, the longest could be up to 20cm long, blooming from July-August. Theleaves are slender and rounded. Widespread but very local. Native to most ofEurope, including Britain, east to the Caucasus.
USES:
The bulbsare eaten raw or cooked. Used as a garlic flavouring in soups. The bulbs are 10- 20mm in diameter. The leaves can be used raw or cooked. The young leaves areused as a garlic flavouring in soups and stews. The flowers can be used raw,and used as a garnish on salads. Used mainly as a flavouring in soups andstews. Bulbils can be used raw or cooked.
Althoughno specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, membersof this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet. They containsulphur compounds (which give them their onion flavour) and when added to thediet on a regular basis they help reduce blood cholesterol levels, act as atonic to the digestive system and also tonify the circulatory system
GROWING INFORMATION:
Prefers asunny position in a light well-drained soil. Plant bulbils out as soon as theyare ripe in late summer. The bulbils can be planted direct into their permanentpositions, though you get better results if you pot them up and plant them outthe following spring.
HARVESTED: 2017
Bulbils: 25+ Bulbils
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