Leek

Allium ampeloprasum

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	5-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	1.8
Width (m)	0.3
Cultivation details
Layer	Herbs
Uses
Edible	true
Edible parts	Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root
Names
Alternate name	Broadleaf wild leek
German name	Lauch
Taxonomy
Family	Alliaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Galápagos, Great Britain, Haiti, Illinois, Ireland, Kentucky, Madeira, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New South Wales, New York, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, South Australia, South European Russi, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Ukraine, Victoria, Western Australia
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