Sandi, could they be garlic chives: Allium tuberosum, (commonly known as garlic chives, Chinese chives, Oriental garlic, Chinese leek, also known by the Chinese name kow choi[3] (also transliterated as gau choy; Chinese: 韭菜; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiǔcài; Wade–Giles: Chiu3-ts'ai4; Jyutping: gau2 coi3), or the Japanese name nira, is a vegetable related to onion.
They have garlicky smell.