Seed variety
Bulgarian Giant – Allium porrum
Leek, Allium porrum, has long green to blue-green leaves and an upright habit. Plants left to flower produce tall stems with rounded heads of pale pink or white flowers. It is a herbaceous perennial commonly grown as an annual vegetable; the leafy phase and the flowering phase should not be confused. The catalogue average is 300 seeds per gram, a useful reference when comparing bulk quantities.
At a glance
Reference BSI-B24980Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Bulgarian Giant
- Seeds per gram
- 300
- Plant height (cm)
- 75
- Life cycle
- biennial
Botanical details
- Common names
- leek
- Synonyms
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- Allium ampeloprasum subsp. porrum (L.) Hayek
- Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (L.) J.Gay
- Allium laetum Salisb.
- Allium porrum var. breve Alef.
- Allium porrum var. latum Alef.
- Allium porrum var. viviparum Alef.
- Porrum commune Rchb.
- Porrum sativum Mill.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Species
- Allium porrum