| Scientific Name: | Allium sativum |
| Common Name: | garlic |
| Family Name: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, South Asia / India |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract butterflies, Medicinal plant, Urban agriculture |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Glaucous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Umbel, White, Pink, Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Garlic bulb with 4-10 cloves; leaves alternate, linear, most 25-35cm long x 2-3cm wide; florets pinkish-white, in umbel to 45cm tall in summer. | |