Chives Garlic 8211 Burpee Seeds

Allium tuberosum Flavor is midway between garlic and onion. The flat, tender leaves have a flavor midway between garlic and onion. Delicious in salads, spreads and flavored vinegar. Perennial in Zones 3-10. Start early indoors or outdoors after danger of frost. 80-90 days to maturity, full sun. 480mg of seed Harvest the leaves by clipping them back to 1 inch above the ground; new leaves will emerge. Add fresh leaves to salads, soups, cream cheese, butter, or sandwiches. Sprinkle the florets on salads. The leaves and flowers also make flavorful vinegars. Try adding the pink-lavender blooms to white vinegarthey will give it a light onion flavor and a beautiful pink color. After garlic chives plants flower, the attractive seed heads may be harvested and used in herbal wreaths and arrangements. Include garlic chives in perennial borders, herb gardens, vegetable and containers, indoors and out.