Garlic Chives, Chineses Chives

Garlic Chives is the only ornamental allium that is equally at home in the herb garden and the perennial border, its flat grey-green blades have a mild garlic flavour for culinary use, while its white star-shaped flowers are among the most attractive of any chive.

• Tiny white star-shaped flowers with striped brown tepals appear in loose clusters above the foliage in August–September
• Flat, grey-green chive-like foliage has a mild garlic flavour, useful fresh or dried in cooking
• All parts of the plant have a pleasant onion-garlic aroma when bruised