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Amaryllidaceae
Spanish garlic
Allium scorodoprasum
Also known as Allium obscurum, Allium contortum, Allium scorodoprasum var. obscurum, Allium neglectum
Zones 5–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Allium · Garlic · Bulb · Edible · Perennial · Pollinator · Culinary Herb · Purple Flowers · Amaryllidaceae · Naturalize
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Spanish garlic is a robust, bulb-forming perennial that grows readily in well-draining soil with moderate moisture and at least six hours of sunlight per day. Plant bulbs in autumn at a depth of about twice their diameter, spacing them 4–6 inches apart, and they will naturalise reliably over time. The attractive purple flower heads draw pollinators in early summer, and the mildly garlic-flavoured leaves and bulbs can be used in cooking.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping the bulb zone moist but never sitting in water to prevent rot · Every 7-10 days; allow soil to partially dry between waterings
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Michigan, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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