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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 12-36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Malodorous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Green
Yellow
Other: Greenish yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Na (Sodium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Can seed excessively.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Twisted-Leaf Garlic
  • Twistedleaf Garlic

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Date: 2022-05-28
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-07-08
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2008-06-29
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2008-06-29
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2010-04-07

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