Leek flower head making leeks

ottawagardener Homegrown Seed Development and Project Coordinator I'm lazy that's why I work with nature. Posts: 3,507	Leek flower head making leeks Jul 11, 2012 11:23:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ottawagardener on Jul 11, 2012 11:23:36 GMT -5 I have one leek flowerhead that is growing 'hair' or baby leek lets. Anyone else seen this?
	Garden is a clearing in the woods grading from shallow, rocky soil supporting a maple bush to a pine forest planted on sandy soil and a clay bottomland with spruce and tamarack.

toad gardener Posts: 224	Leek flower head making leeks Jul 11, 2012 15:07:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by toad on Jul 11, 2012 15:07:14 GMT -5 Yes, I have. Made new plants from the 'hair'. They grew well, and flowered next year completely bald :-)
	Zone 7 (could it be 8?), heavy limey clay, cold summers, mild winters and short growing season Denmark, 780m2 suburban garden, 1m above sea level, on small island.

raymondo master gardener Posts: 2,101	Leek flower head making leeks Jul 11, 2012 15:54:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by raymondo on Jul 11, 2012 15:54:00 GMT -5 Some of these alliums don't seem to care how they reproduce!
	Ray Silty loam over clay, pH 5.5, altitude 1000m, latitude 30deg south, 150 frost free days.

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