Allium scorodoprasum
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| Allium scorodoprasum L. |
The Sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum), also known as Rocambole, is a perennial plant of the family Alliaceae.
It should not be confused with Rocambole garlic, which is A. sativum var. ophioscorodon.
According to garlic grower Ron Engeland, A. scorodoprasum is edible but seldom cultivated, and has a shorter flower stalk and fewer and more inconsistently shaped cloves than Rocambole garlic. Sand leek also has a dark violet bulb wrapper.[1]
Elephant garlic (properly A. ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum) is also sometimes incorrectly sold as A. scorodoprasum.
References
- Growing Great Garlic, 2nd Edition, Filaree Productions, 1992, p. 7.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Allium scorodoprasum". Image Credit.
