Allium tuberosum (Chinese chives, Garlic chives)
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Medicinally, Allium tuberosum is used for urinary incontinence, kidney and bladder weakness and stomach chills. Also, it is used as a poultice for knee injuries.
Dead head spent flowers to prevent spreading of seed.
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Common Names: garlic chives, Chinese leeks, Chinese chives, flat chives
Family: Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis Family)
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Allium tuberosum
Garlic chives adds a mild zing to soups, meats, and other dishes. It tastes a bit more like garlic than chives or onions, making it a versatile herb in the kitchen.
Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) are an indestructible favorite, and an excellent choice for a Louisiana garden because "just about every recipe here calls for garlic and onions.
(Allium tuberosum)
A hardy perennial plant, garlic chives (Chinese Chives, Nira) are commonly used as a herb in stir-fry cooking . The flat, dark green, grass-like leaves have a flavour somewhere between garlic and onion.
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In Chinese cooking, the flat leaves of garlic chives (Allium tuberosum ), native to the Himalayas, are often employed in the same way as chives in European cooking, i.e., sprinkled over foods for extra fragrance and decoration.
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Scientific Name: Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng.
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Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum) produce long, flat leaves with a mild garlic flavor. In late summer, they produce showy white blossoms. Garlic chives thrive in full sun. They often reseed prolifically.
 See also: Chives, Chive, Garlic, Onion, Green
  
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