Garlic chives or Chinese chives, Allium tuberosum, are a close relative of ordinary chives, and are just as easily grown by the same cultivation methods. But the normal mild onion flavour is replaced by a pleasantly sweet garlic flavour, especially when the leaves are young, and regular harvest will ensure this.
Allium tuberosum is especially useful when garlic bulbs are unavailable, and may be kept going in pots over winter indoors to prolong supplies.
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Allium and wildlife
Allium is known for attracting bees, beneficial insects and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
