Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe
Types
no subtypes
Allium sativum Garlic, Allium ursinum Wild Garlic, Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic
Number of Varieties
15-
0
40000
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Habitat
Ridges, Wooded slopes
Fertile bottom land, Sandy areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-75-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Purple, Light Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Narrow Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Budding, By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High-Phosphate Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Diarrhea, Gout, Inflammation, Leprosy, Ulcers, Vomiting
Cancer, High cholestrol, Infections
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ANEMONELLA thalictroides
ALLIUM nigrum
Common Name
Rue Anemone
Black Garlic
In Hindi
रुए रत्नज्योति
Black Garlic Plant
In German
Rue Anemone
Schwarz Knoblauchpflanze
In French
rue Anemone
Noir Ail Plante
In Spanish
anémona rue
Planta de ajo negro
In Greek
Rue Ανεμώνη
Μαύρο σκόρδο Φυτών
In Portuguese
Anemone Rue
Planta alho negro
In Polish
Rue Anemone
Czarny Czosnek roślin
In Latin
Rue Anemone
Allium nigrum Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Liliales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Thalictrum
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Allioideae
Number of Species
12045
1
27800
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