Life Span
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Allium sativum Garlic, Allium ursinum Wild Garlic, Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic
Number of Varieties
-
0
40000
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Habitat
Fertile bottom land, Sandy areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Light Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow Oblong
Thorns
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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19% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
High-Phosphate Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
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All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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3% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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49% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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7% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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11% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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15% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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No - Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
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4% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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56% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, High cholestrol, Infections
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
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39% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Alpine, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ALLIUM nigrum
Common Name
Black Garlic
In Hindi
Black Garlic Plant
In German
Schwarz Knoblauchpflanze
In French
Noir Ail Plante
In Spanish
Planta de ajo negro
In Greek
Μαύρο σκόρδο Φυτών
In Portuguese
Planta alho negro
In Polish
Czarny Czosnek roślin
In Latin
Allium nigrum Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Allioideae
Number of Species
45
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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