![]() ![]() ![]() Identification of the wild progenitor of common garlic is difficult due to the sterility of its many cultivars, which limits the ability to cross test with wild relatives. ![]() It is pollinated by bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects. If garlic is planted at the proper time and depth, it can be grown as far north as Alaska. Each clove is enclosed in an inner sheathing leaf surrounded by layers of outer sheathing leaves. The cloves close to the center are symmetrical, and those surrounding the center can be asymmetrical. The bulb has a strong odor and is typically made up of 10 to 20 cloves. The plant may produce pink to purple flowers from July to September in the Northern Hemisphere. The leaf blade is flat, linear, solid, and approximately 1.25–2.5 cm (0.5–1.0 in) wide, with an acute apex. It has a tall, erect flowering stem that grows up to 1 m (3 ft). Description Īllium sativum is a perennial flowering plant that grows from a bulb. The word garlic derives from Old English, garlēac, meaning gar ( spear) and leek, as a 'spear-shaped leek'. China produces 76% of the world's supply of garlic. It was known to ancient Egyptians and has been used as both a food flavoring and a traditional medicine. It is native to South Asia, Central Asia and northeastern Iran and has long been used as a seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic ( Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium. ![]()
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