| Botanical name | Allium sativum |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Frost Sensitive Frost Sensitive – Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned.  Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | The plant has round pinkish flowerheads. |
| Common name(s) | Garlic |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | A perennial plant, consisting of a clump of flat leaves. |
| Planting instructions | Press individual cloves 30mm deep into well-prepared soil and space them about 80mm apart. |
| Soil conditions | This plant relies on well-prepared soil. |
| Uses | The bulb is widely used for flavouring salads and meat dishes, and in Mediterranean and Indian cooking. |
| Interesting planting ideas | Garlic is a good protector against insects and helps prevent leaf curl. Plant garlic around fruit trees or vegetable gardens, it forms a barrier against borers, caterpillars and cutworms. |
| Interesting info | Garlic is a close relative of the onion and is mainly used as a flavouring in cooking. |
| Propagation | Propagate by seed, bulblets or cloves in spring, autumn and winter. Plant individual cloves broken off from the bulb directly. Keep moist until they shoot, water well every few days thereafter. |
| Harvest | Once the flowers have died down and the foliage starts drying out, the bulbs are ready to be lifted, usually about eight to nine months from planting. |
| Seed sowing instructions | Seed can be sown in trays filled with sand in spring or autumn. Keep moist and protected until strong enough to handle. |
Allium sativum (Garlic)
- Botanical name: Allium sativum
- Common name(s): Garlic
- Categories: Herbs
Plant description:
A perennial plant, consisting of a clump of flat leaves, round pinkish flowerheads and a compound bulb divided into cloves, each covered in a white or mottled purple, parchment-like skin. It is a close relative of the onion.
Family: Aliaceae
Botanical Pronunciation: AL-ee-um sun-TYE-vum
Allium sativum requirements and features
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The plant has round pinkish flowerheads.
A perennial plant, consisting of a clump of flat leaves.
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