sand leek

Also known as: giant garlic; Spanish garlic

A bulbous perennial about 50cm tall, bearing narrow, grassy mid-green leaves, dying back at flowering time. Flower umbels open in early summer, each purple flower is held on a long wiry stem, and the umbels develop bulbils at their base

Scientific classification

Species: sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum)
Genus: Allium
Family: Amaryllidaceae

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Toxicity: Bulbs
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Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of sand leek

Distribution map

Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, Northern Iran

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Quick identification of sand leek

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sand leek care guide

Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering
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Watering

Water moderately in growth, keep drier after flowering

Fertilizing

Light bulb feed in spring before flowering

Pruning

No pruning required, other than to remove old flowered stems and foliage

Propagation

Propagate by seed when just ripe or in spring; or propagate by offsets which can be carefully detached by lifting the bulb after flowering has finished. See bulb propagation

Growing

Grow in full sun and fertile well-drained soil. It is best to grow in containers where garden soil is heavy clay and prone to saturation over winter. Easily spread by bulbils and has the potential to become a nuisance without careful cultivation. See allium cultivation

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